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Muscle and nerve disease
Which parts of the ns pathway can...,
What happens at the level of the ...,
Symptoms of muscle disease
35
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Spinal cord and nerve roots disease
Differences between radiculopathy...,
Symptoms in spinal cord disease,
Signs in spinal cord disease
17
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Epilepsy/ syncope
Common causes of loss of consciou...,
How to assess and episode of loss...,
Categories of syncope
40
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Infections of NS/ Meningitis/encephalitis and brain abscesses
What is meningitis,
Symptoms of meningitis,
Causes of meningitis
18
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Infections of the NS/ HIV
What neurological diseases are th...,
What neurological conditions are ...,
Investigations for hiv
3
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Infections of the NS/ spirochaetes
Diseases of the ns associated wit...,
Stages in lyme disease,
Common neurological symptoms in s...
7
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Important vaccine diseases
Which ones are they,
Causes of polio,
Presentation of polio
15
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Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
Causes of cjd,
Sporadic cjd properties,
Variant cjd properties
7
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Cerebral infection (clinical)
What is a stroke,
What is a tia,
Pathology of a stroke tia
25
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Degenerative diseases of the NS
What are common characteristics o...,
What is dementia,
What are the late onset causes of...
25
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Clinical assessment of a neurosurgical patient
3 different patients you may need...,
How to assess an obtuded patient,
How to assess a confused patient
25
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Coma, PVS, Brain death
What is a coma,
What are the 2 factors which cons...,
Causes for decreased consciousness
27
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Hydrocephalus
What is hydrocephalus,
Two types of hydrocephalus,
What happens during communicating...
15
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Disorders of cranial nerves
Aetiology of optic neuritis,
Symptoms of optic neuritis,
Disorders affecting eye movement
18
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Pathologies of cerebrovascular disease
Three most common causes of a loc...,
What happens when atheroma and th...,
What leads to irreversible neurol...
16
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Pathology of brain tumours
What leads to an increase in icp,
How is there an increase in icp,
What is coning herniation
18
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Primary headaches
Three main categories,
Main properties of tension type h...,
Classicification of a tth
29
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Secondary headaches
Red flags,
What are thunder clamp headaches,
Differential diagnosis for a thun...
6
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Congenital malformations
What is anencephaly,
What is encephaloceal,
What is the cause for spina bifida
13
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Pathology of head injury
Example of primary insult,
Example of secondary insult,
How to assess
27
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Brain tumours clinical
Examples of primary tumours,
Examples of secondary tumours,
Which are the most common type of...
18
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Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebrovascular disease comes in ...,
Define a stroke,
What could cause a stroke
15
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Cerebral Infarcts (Stroke)
How well do people recover from s...,
Strokes are sudden onset focal or...,
Common causes of stroke
40
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Multiple Sclerosis
Define ms,
When does ms generally present,
Who is predisposed to ms
36
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Diseases of Spinal Cord/Nerve Roots (Surgical)
What are the specific upper and l...,
If someone has the following symp...,
If someone has the following symp...
25
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