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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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






2. MG






3. 2 yr old child with developmental delay; crawing at 11m; scissoring gait






4. How to differentiate traumatic LP and SAH






5. When to suspect traumatic LP






6. dominant parietal lobe on the left side






7. cluster headache






8. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






9. Patient with carbamazepine; What should be advice?






10. GBS






11. Should we tx htn in acute ischemic stroke


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






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






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






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






16. How to differentiate dementias






17. impaired perception of complex sounds






18. How to confirm braindeath?






19. prodrome of vasovagal syncope






20. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






21. What percent of dementia is reversible






22. dementia plus urinary incontinence






23. medial thigh sensory loss and weakness in addcution






24. impaired hepatic conjugation of billirubin






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






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


27. indication of plasmapheresis in GBS






28. How to differentiate parkinson and benign essential tremor






29. phenytoin and OCP






30. contraindication of sumatripta






31. craniopharyngioma






32. What mmse score suggest dementia






33. best diagnosis for parkinsonim






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






35. lesion in dominant tempora lobe






36. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?






37. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






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






39. cortical lesion






40. What is pronator drift






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






42. How to tx stroke patient came after 6h






43. How to tx lewy body dementia






44. MMSE score of less than 24






45. How to stop antiepileptic drugs






46. double vision at the end of day and ptosis






47. When headache is presenting complaint of brain tumor






48. differentiate lewy body dementia and vascular dementia






49. korsafoff psychosis






50. acoustic neuroma