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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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1. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






2. medial thigh sensory loss and weakness in addcution






3. construction worker works in squatting position; now develop decreased sensation over anterolateral thigh






4. hx of epilepsy - now unresponsive - slight twhiching of mouth and arms






5. how donepezil - acetylecholinsterase inhibitor works in Alzheimers






6. what drug is used to extend effects of levodopa






7. How to differentiate dementias






8. cluster headache






9. How to prevent prevent frequency of MS exacerbation






10. How to differentiate botulism from tick born paralysis - GBS and MG






11. How to tx stroke patient came after 6h






12. craniopharyngioma






13. MG






14. What bp med to be given in a patient with high bp and signs of opioid withdrawal






15. benign essential tremor






16. impaired perception of complex sounds






17. How to stop antiepileptic drugs






18. What is pronator drift






19. contraindication of sumatripta






20. Acute onset of left arm weakness






21. phenytoin and OCP






22. get up and go test






23. Tx of GBS






24. impaired hepatic conjugation of billirubin






25. drags leg forward in every steps - no knee flexion; hip flexion and straight legs






26. lesion in dominant parietal lobe






27. walking like drunken sailor; jerky hesitant and walks in zigzag pattern






28. Patient with carbamazepine; What should be advice?






29. Unable to copy of matchstick - unable to dress up






30. oligoclonal band in CSF






31. How to manage stroke patient came within 4 hours






32. How to tx lewy body dementia






33. excessive elevation of legs during walking (toe touch floor earlier than heels)






34. acoustic neuroma






35. women with unilateral eye pain; neurlogic symptoms here there at different times






36. headache - non reactive pupil - fall on both sides during walking - impaired upward gaze






37. lesion in dominant tempora lobe






38. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






39. How to diffrentiate tick borne paralysis from GBS and spinal cord tumor






40. anerior and anteriomedial thigh paresthesia - decreased DTR






41. MMSE score of less than 24






42. How to differentiate traumatic LP and SAH






43. patient with hx of cluster headache p/w retroorbital pain lacrimation - vomiting suddenly






44. stroke with lower facial palsy - pronator drift despite on aspirin






45. earliest sign of phenytoin toxicity






46. cortical lesion






47. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






48. When to suspect traumatic LP






49. 2 yr old child with developmental delay; crawing at 11m; scissoring gait






50. severe headache and high BP