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Which type of stroke is associated with hypertension? - ANSWER
✔✔Hemorrhagic stroke
Which neuro symptom needs immediate emergent attention? -
ANSWER ✔✔Thunderclap headache. "worst headache of my life"
What testing needs to be done when having a thunderclap headache? -
ANSWER ✔✔CT scan to rule out stroke
Which type of stroke is more likely with a patient who has a-fib? -
ANSWER ✔✔ischemic stroke
, What vitamin deficiency usually leads to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
- ANSWER ✔✔Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
How to differentiate a TIA from a stroke? - ANSWER ✔✔With TIA
symptoms typically resolve within an hour
What is a cluster headache? - ANSWER ✔✔Sudden, severe, one-
sided pain associated with eye tearing and nasal drainage
Treatment and prevention of cluster headaches? - ANSWER
✔✔Treatment- Triptan or 100% high flow oxygen Prevention- verapamil
What is giant cell arteritis? - ANSWER ✔✔One-sided throbbing
headache, vision changes, increased ESR and CRP
How do you diagnose giant cell arteritis? - ANSWER ✔✔Temporal
artery biopsy
Treatment for giant cell arteritis? - ANSWER ✔✔steroids
What condition is associated with giant cell arteritis? - ANSWER
✔✔polymyalgia rheumatica
Parkinson's is a depletion of what? - ANSWER ✔✔Dopamine
Treatment for an essential tremor? - ANSWER ✔✔Propanolol