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1
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2 most common locations of aneurysms in the circle of willis

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ACA and PCA

2
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spinal cord lesion with fasciculations and spastic paralysis

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ALS

3
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spinal cord lesion with impaired proprioception and pupils do not react to light

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tabes dorsalis (3 syphilis)

4
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spinal cord lesion with bilateral loss of pain and temp below the lesion and hand weakness

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syringomyelia

5
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spinal cord lesion with bilateral loss of vibration sense and spastic paralysis of legs then arms

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B12 deficiency

6
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spinal cord lesion bilateral loss of pain/temp below lesion and bilateral spastic paralysis below lesion and bilateral flaccid paralysis at level of lesion

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ant spinal artery syndrome

7
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lesion causing contralateral hemiballismus

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subthalamic nucleus

8
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lesion causing hemispatial neglect syndrome

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non dominant parietal

9
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lesion causing poor comprehension

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wernicke

10
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lesion causing poor vocal expression

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broca

11
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lesion causing personality changes

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frontal brain

12
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lesion causing agraphia and acalculia

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dominant parietal

13
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where does dorsal column, lateral corticospinal and spinothalamic tract decussate/cross over

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medulla

medullary pyramids

ant commissure

14
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artery infarct causing aphasia

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MCA

15
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features of brown sequard

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ipsi motor weakness, vibration, touch, spastic, flaccid weakness

contra pain/temp

16
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tx for fungal meningitis

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amphotericin B

17
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tx for TB meningitis

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RIPE

rifampin
isoniazid
pyrazinamide
ethambutol

18
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berry aneurysm location

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ACA and PCA

19
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other drug with abx to patient suspected of having bacterial meningitis

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dexamethasone

20
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viral meningitis with temporal lobe lesion

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HSV encephalitis

21
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features of reye syndrome

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brain and liver issues with hypoglycemia

22
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dx of progressive muscle weakness, good sensation, HA, vomiting, neck pain, fever. CSF shows increased lymph, gluc and protein nl.

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polio

23
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antihypertensive for patient with migraine and anti HTN

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CCB or beta blocker

24
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lesion leading to coma

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reticular activation system

25
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antiplatelet medications used after TIA

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clopidogrel and aspirin/dipyridamole

26
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four common sequelae of meningitis in children

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  1. hearing loss
  2. intellectual disability
  3. seizure
  4. spastic paralysis
27
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dx of single ring enhancing brain lesion in a patient with seizures

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brain abscess

28
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first line treatment for trigeminal neuralgia

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carbamazepine

29
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cause of epidural hematoma

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rupture of middle meningeal artery

30
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cause of subdural hematoma

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rupture of bridging veins

31
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BP goal for ischemic stroke and medications

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less than 220/120

labetalol, nicardipine, NO nitroprusside

32
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BP goal for intracerebral hemorrhage

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less than 140-160

labetalol, nitroprusside

33
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BP goal for SAH

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less than 150

labetalol, nimodipine, NO nitroprusside

34
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AIDS patient with meningitis, what preparation should be ordered in addition to CSF analysis, gram stain, culture

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india ink

35
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drug of choice for absence seizures

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ethosuximide

36
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lesion in parkinson disease

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substantia nigra

37
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lesion in huntington disease

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caudate atrophy

38
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tx of parkinson disease

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levodopa/carbidopa

39
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tx of huntington disease

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tetrabenzene, antipsych

40
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EMG of ALS

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muscular denervation

motor block

41
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tx for ALS

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riluzole

42
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med to decrease relapses in patients with MS

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IFN beta

glatiramer

43
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tx of alzheimer disease

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donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, memantine

44
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dementia + visual hallucinations and frequent falls

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lewy body dementia

45
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dementia + inappropriate disinhibited social behavior and personality changes

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frontotemporal dementia

46
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test for myasthenia gravis

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tensilon test

47
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association with myasthenia gravis

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thymus problem

48
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association with lambert eaton

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small cell lung CA

49
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tx of GBS

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plasmapharesis or IVIG

50
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tx for benign essential tremor

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propranolol, benzos, primidone

51
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EEG pattern of absence seizures

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3 Hz spike and wave

52
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Mets to brain

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Lots of Bad Stuff Kill Glia

lung
breast
skin
kidney
GI
53
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neurofibromatosis type 1 - characteristics

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cafe au lait spots, iris hamartomas, optic gliomas, freckling, neurofibroma

54
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tx of RLS and mechanism of action

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pramiprexole, dopamine agonist

55
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EEG waveform with stages of sleep

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Thirsty Bats Drink Blood

awake - beta
awake, relaxed - alpha
stage N1 - theta
stage N2 - sleep spindles/k complexes
stage N3 - delta
REM - beta
56
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benzos increase which stage and decrease which stages?

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increase N2, decrease N3 and REM

57
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2 most common brain tumors in adults, 3 primary brain tumors in children

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glioblastoma, meningioma

astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma

58
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intact brainstem eye devates toward or away from cold water

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devation towards cold water

59
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elbows in decorticate posturing

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flexing

60
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definitive treatment of persistent hydrocephalus

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shunt

61
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CSF findings in SAH

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increased RBC in all 4 tubes, increased opening pressure, xanthochromia

62
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young child has loss of red light reflex, what dx

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leukocoria leads to retinoblastoma

63
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lesion of right optic tract causes

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left homonymous hemianopia

64
Q

horner syndrome sx and cause

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ptosis, meiosis, anhidrosis

pancoast tumor

65
Q

diseases associated with anterior uveitis

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PAIR

psoriatic arthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
IBD
reactive arthritis

juv idio arthritis
behcet
sarcoid
kawasake

66
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5 main lacunar syndromes from infarct

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pure motor
pure sens
sensorimotor
ataxic hemiparesis
dysarthria clumsy hand
67
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complaint of retinal detachment

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trouble seeing, painless
floaters
shade/curtain over 1 eye

68
Q

acute angle closure glaucoma

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painful, N/V, frontal HA, blurred vision, rock hard eye

69
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exam finding in open angle glaucoma

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increased IOP, increased cup to disc ratio > 50%

70
Q

underlying cause of BPPV

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dislodged otolith in ear

71
Q

Weber test, what are positive finding?

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lateralizes to opp ear in sensorineural

lateralizes to ispsi ear in conductive

72
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sx of meniere’s disease

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tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss

73
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lesion in patient with hyperphagia, hyperorality, hypersexuality

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kluver bucy syndrome

amygdala

74
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crescent shaped lesion

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subdural hematoma

75
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tracts conveying which information

  • touch, vibration, pressure
  • voluntary motor command from motor cortex to body
  • voluntary from motor cortex to head/neck
  • pain and temp
  • personal adjustments and head movements
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  • dorsal columns
  • corticopsinal
  • corticobulbar tracts
  • spinothalamic
  • vestibulospinal tract
76
Q

sx of basilar artery stroke

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CN abnormalities, AMS/coma, vertigo, contra full body weakness, sens deficit

77
Q

tx of intracranial hypertension

A

acetazolamide

78
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what is todd’s paralysis

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post ictal hemiparesis lasting about 15 hours

79
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patient presents with ptosis and diplopia that worsens throughout the day, underlying problem?

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myasthenia gravis

abd to AchR at NMJ

80
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most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss

most common cause of conductive hearing loss

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presbycusis

otosclerosis

81
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most common complication of recurrent otitis media

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hearing loss

82
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physical signs of cholesteatoma

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grayish white pearly lesion behind TM

83
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pattern of vision loss for glaucoma

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periph to central vision loss

84
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pattern of vision loss for macular def

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central to periph vision loss

85
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lung ca and muscle weakness diagnosis

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lambert eaton syndrome

86
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child with acute onset ear pain reveals large, reddish vesicles on TM. Dx, organism, tx?

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bullous myringitis

mycoplasma

macrolides

87
Q

Treatment for acute angle-closure glaucoma?

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acetazolamide, mannitol, beta blocker, alpha adrenergic, prostaglandins, cholinergic agonists

88
Q

Differential diagnosis for the dislocation of the lens of the eye?

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Marfan, homocystinuria, alport syndrome

89
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treatment for macular degen?

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vit c, vit e, beta carotene, cu, zinc

90
Q

treatment for retinal detachment

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laser photocoag, cryotherapy