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Neurology CM

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Most common type of headache   Tension.  
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Dietary triggers of headache   ETOH, Chocolate, Aged Cheeses, MSG, Aspartame, Caffeine, Nuts, Nitrates, wine, cured meat, dark leafy greens, beets, carrots  
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Hx to obtain   age, aura, frequency, intensity, duration, days/month, time and mode of onset, quality, site, radiation of pain, associated sx  
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POUND criteria (5 criteria)   Pulsatile/throbbing headache, hOurs (4-72), Unilateral, Nausea, Disabling  
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Thunderclap headache "the worst HA of my life"   Subarachnoid hemorrhage (or intracranial mass lesion)  
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Ipsilateral tearing and runny nose is associated with   cluster migraines  
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Dangers Signs   Absence of similar HA previously, worsening pattern, focal neurologic s/s, fever (infection), mental status change, rapid onset with strenuous exercise (carotid dissection, intracranial hemorrhage)  
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New headache in a pt with HIV suggests   opportunistic infection  
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New headache in a pt with Lyme dz suggests   meningeal encephalitis  
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Sudden, severe, unilateral vision loss may be   optic neuritis  
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HA, fatigue, genl. aches and pains, night sweats, >55 may suggest   temporal arteritis  
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Intermittent HA with HBP   rare, but may be pheochromocytoma  
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Indications for imaging   warning signs, clinical judgement. If classic headache with normal neurologic exam, don't image  
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MRI or CT?   CT with or without contrast.  
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Indications for LP   Clinical suspicion for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, or of an infectious or inflammtory etiology  
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Migraines more common in men or women?   Women. (F17%, M6%). Without arua is most common (80%)  
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which hormone has direct action on cranial vasculature?   serotonin  
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_____ is potent vasodilator   Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). may mediate trigeminovascular pain transmission  
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Right-left cardiac shunt   migraine with aura, patent foramen ovale  
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_____is a neurologic deficit that precedes the migraine   Aura. Migraine aura precedes migraine, with HA onset just after it stops. Actually can develop during or after onset  
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Most common disturbance associated with aura   visual disturbance. Second most common is numbness or tingling or lips, face, fingers of one hand (cheio-oral)  
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Nasal congestion and rhinorrhea are common in   migraine. Sinusitis is different and has fever, purulent discharge  
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Which type of cutaneous allodynia is most common?   cephalic (ipsilateral).  
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Decreased estrogen levels   associated with migraines  
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Repetitive HA   Cluster. Uncommon <1%, men>women, peak age of onset 25-50  
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Features of Cluster HA   unilateral, begins quickly, patient tends to walk around restless (as opposed to migraine patients who lay in a dark room). Begins around the eye. Ipsilateral tearing, stuffy nose, rhinorrhea, sweating, pallor  
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Which type of cluster HA is most common?   Episodic cluster. 1-3 attacks/day for 6-12 weeks, followed by remission for 6-12 weeks. Remission may last years. treatment is difficult.  
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Band-like, squeezing pain across the forehead is a description of   tension headache. No aura, photophobia, phonophobia. food triggers less likely. Can have daily ha for years. analgesic abuse. Psychologic factors common.  
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Do you use Triptan in tension ha?   no, use naproxen/aleeve  
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This is generally in conjunction with fever and purulent discharge   acute sinusitis. uncommon cause of recurrent HA.  
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This type of HA is typically bilat/peri-orbital, pressure-like, dull, a/w nasal obstruction or congestion, lasts days   Sinus HA  
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Risks for Idiopathic intracranial HTN   Women of childbearing age,Overweight/obese,  
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What time of the day is migraine common?   morning  
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Features of Idiopathic intracranial HTN (pseudotumor cerebri)   Daily or near daily generalized HA, fluctuating intensity, +/- nauseaTransient visual obscurations , “graying out”, diplopia - horizontal displacement, dizziness, N/V, tinnitus, headache is diffuse, increased in the morning and with valsalva.  
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Physical exam finding of idiopathic intracranial htn   papilledema. Indistinguishable from papilledema by intracranial space-occupying lesion. Eventually leads to loss of vision  
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Urgent neuroimaging   if BP is normal in idiopathic intracranial HTN. r/o malignant HTN as well  
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Idiopathic Intracranial HTN treatment   weight control, cessation of exogenous agents, use diuretics, acetozolamide, corticosteroids  
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Chronic vasculitis of large and medium sized vessels   Giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Affects elderly. tenderness or decreased pulse of the temporal artery.  
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Biopsy of GCA reveals   giant cells! ESR is elevated also  
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Which population has higher incidence of Giant cell arteritis?   Scandanavian descent.  
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jaw claudication - fatigue and amaurosis fugax (visual sx) are symptoms of   Giant cell arteritis  
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V1 of CN 5   opthalmic  
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V2 of CN5   maxillary  
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V3 of CN5   mandibular  
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Aberrant loop of an artery or vein which leads to compression of the trigemminal nerve route near the entry into the pons which leads to demyelination   Trigeminal Neuralgia Pathophysiology  
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Which branch of CN5 is most commonly affected in postherpetic neuralgia   V1  
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tic douloureux is a facial muscle spasm associated with   trigemminal neuralgia  
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Which dermatomes are affected in postherpetic neuralgia   thoracic, cervical, trigemminal (V1 most often)  
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Daily, persisten facial pain with pain confined at onset to a specific region (usually not in an area involved in mastication), deep, unilateral is called   Persistent idiopathic (atypical) facial pain  
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Paroxysmal pain associated with CN IX and X   Glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Severe, unilateral pain of the ear, larynx, tonsil, or tongue.  
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Sore points in tension HA   Temporalis, masseters, trapezius, splenius muscles (along the neck)  
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