Neurology ABIM questions with correct answers

A headache, in a female which is worse in the morning and with performing the Valsalva maneuver along with a history of tobacco and oral contraceptive use and with a finding a papilledema is most consistent with what diagnosis? Correct Answer-dural sinus venous thrombosis. What is the diagnostic test of choice for diagnosing dural sinus venous thrombosis? Correct Answer-magnetic resonance venography. What illness can occur in severely ill patients after a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit and is characterized by an inability to extubate, proximal flaccid limb weakness, and an elevated serum creatine kinase level? Correct Answer-Critical illness myopathy What syndrome can share the clinical presentation of critical illness myopathy but with a normal CK level? Correct Answer-Guillain-Barré syndrome On MRI what disease typically has a ring-enhancing lesion with areas of central necrosis and hemorrhage? Correct Answer-glioblastoma multiforme What are the most common primary bra