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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. phenytoin and OCP






2. cortical lesion






3. cluster headache






4. impaired perception of complex sounds






5. oligoclonal band in CSF






6. anerior and anteriomedial thigh paresthesia - decreased DTR






7. brain stem lesion






8. When to use dopamine agonist pramipexol in parkinson






9. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






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






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






12. How to perform apnea test






13. alcoholic p/w confusion - ataxia - tremor - nystamgus

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14. How to differentiate dementias






15. botulism






16. contraindication of sumatripta






17. 2 yr old child with developmental delay; crawing at 11m; scissoring gait






18. What is pronator drift






19. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?






20. how donepezil - acetylecholinsterase inhibitor works in Alzheimers






21. infections in GBS






22. best diagnosis for parkinsonim






23. differentiate lewy body dementia and vascular dementia






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






25. How to differentiate parkinson and benign essential tremor






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






27. lesion in dominant parietal lobe






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






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






30. How to differentiate traumatic LP and SAH






31. medial thigh sensory loss and weakness in addcution






32. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






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






34. MG






35. dominant parietal lobe on the left side






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






37. Acute onset of left arm weakness






38. differentiate picks and huntington






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






40. at first tingling in toes and feet then weakness in extremities






41. korsafoff psychosis






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






43. What percent of dementia is reversible






44. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






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






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






47. benign essential tremor






48. dementia plus urinary incontinence






49. severe headache and high BP






50. When headache is presenting complaint of brain tumor