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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. korsafoff psychosis






2. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?






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






4. MG






5. How to tx acute exacerbation of MS






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






7. What is can be used cluster headache prevention






8. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






9. cluster headache






10. Should we tx htn in acute ischemic stroke

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11. Patient with carbamazepine; What should be advice?






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






13. Acute onset of left arm weakness






14. cortical lesion






15. what drug is used to extend effects of levodopa






16. What is pronator drift






17. how donepezil - acetylecholinsterase inhibitor works in Alzheimers






18. differentiate picks and huntington






19. Most effective to reduce aspiration in stroke or patient with swallowing dysfunction






20. When to use dopamine agonist pramipexol in parkinson






21. How to manage stroke patient came within 4 hours






22. What mmse score suggest dementia






23. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






24. contraindication of sumatripta






25. How to perform apnea test






26. dementia plus urinary incontinence






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






28. When to use brain spect scintigraphy to confirm brain death






29. impaired hepatic conjugation of billirubin






30. How to confirm braindeath?






31. dominant parietal lobe on the left side






32. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






33. impaired vibration and increased DTR






34. benign essential tremor






35. anerior and anteriomedial thigh paresthesia - decreased DTR






36. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






37. When headache is presenting complaint of brain tumor






38. impaired perception of complex sounds






39. acoustic neuroma






40. How to prevent prevent frequency of MS exacerbation






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






42. Why V12 deficient develop hypokalemia after tx with b12






43. How to stop antiepileptic drugs






44. When to give aspirin when patient on tPA after stroke






45. How to tx stroke patient came after 6h






46. How to tx lewy body dementia






47. earliest sign of phenytoin toxicity






48. How to differentiate dementias






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






50. MMSE score of less than 24