Showing posts with label Neurology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neurology. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

CT 6


This elderly patient fell at home. She was assessed in A & E and allowed home. She represented several days later with increasing confusion and a left-sided weakness. This film is from a head CT .


Monday, February 6, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

CT 5


A child with occipital soft scalp swelling since birth.
*T1








* FLAIR







What is your radiological diagnosis?


Friday, November 18, 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Medical MCQ 35



Apathy is defined as:

a) Failure of express emotions.
b) Ability to experience emotions.
c) Failure to experience emotions.
d) Both 1&3.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

USMLE 15



  A 51 year old man complains of difficulty walking and mild right sided foot pain for the past several weeks. His medical history for type 1 DM, hypertension and hyperchlesterolemia. Physical examination reveals a significantly deformed right foot and a mildly deformed left foot. X-ray suggests effusion in several of the tarsometatarsal joints, large osteophytes, and several extraarticular bone fragments.

Which of the following is the most likely cause of the patient's complaints?
A) Hyperuricemia.
B) Poor vascular supply
C) Rheumatoid arthritis.
D) Nerve damage.
E) Bone demineralization.
F) Bacterial infection.



Wednesday, August 24, 2011

MRI 5











13 years old male with a scalp swelling.

what is your diagnosis?


Saturday, August 13, 2011

Medical Case 23



       An 85-year-old man is being evaluated for gait difficulties. On examina-
tion it is found that joint proprioception is absent in his toes. People with
impaired position sense will usually fall if they stand with their feet together
and do which of the following?

a. Flex the neck
b. Extend their arms in front of them
c. Flex the knees
d. Turn the head
e. Close their eyes




Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Medical MCQ 26




One of the following drugs is used to treat Alzheimer's disease:

a) Hyoscine.
b) Pirenzepine.
c) Tacrine.
d) Dopamine.
e) Homatropine.




Thursday, July 14, 2011

Medical Case 1




A 35-year-old African American female (AAF) with a past medical history (PMH) of mutliple sclerosis (MS) is admitted with a chief complaint of generalized weakness and inability to walk. At baseline, she is able to transfer independently from a bed to a chair and to walk with assistance. Her PMH is positive for urinary incontinence and frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs) that lead to MS flares. The current complaints are typical of her MS flares.
She also complains of (c/o) nausea and has vomited in the emergency room (ER). She reports no abdominal pain or dysuria.

What is your medical diagnosis?




Monday, June 13, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Medical MCQ4


Q: Macrocephaly can be caused by all Except:

a) Rickets.
b) Achondroplasia.
c) Subdural effusion.
d) Down syndrome.
e) Hydrocephalus.