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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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1. How to differentiate parkinson and benign essential tremor






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






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






4. differentiate lewy body dementia and vascular dementia






5. cluster headache






6. When to suspect traumatic LP






7. Should we tx htn in acute ischemic stroke

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8. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






9. lesion in dominant parietal lobe






10. brain stem lesion






11. lesion in dominant tempora lobe






12. cortical lesion






13. How to tx stroke patient came after 6h






14. GBS






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






16. dementia plus urinary incontinence






17. severe headache and high BP






18. How to differentiate traumatic LP and SAH






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






20. craniopharyngioma






21. When headache is presenting complaint of brain tumor






22. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?






23. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






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






25. double vision at the end of day and ptosis






26. When to use dopamine agonist pramipexol in parkinson






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






28. What is can be used cluster headache prevention






29. how donepezil - acetylecholinsterase inhibitor works in Alzheimers






30. 2 yr old child with developmental delay; crawing at 11m; scissoring gait






31. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






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






33. MMSE score of less than 24






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






35. impaired perception of complex sounds






36. What mmse score suggest dementia






37. prodrome of vasovagal syncope






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






39. phenytoin and OCP






40. Tx of GBS






41. How to differentiate dementias






42. impaired hepatic conjugation of billirubin






43. How to tx lewy body dementia






44. contraindication of sumatripta






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






46. labyrinthitis






47. What is pronator drift






48. korsafoff psychosis






49. How to manage stroke patient came within 4 hours






50. earliest sign of phenytoin toxicity