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USMLE Step3 Neurology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. walking like drunken sailor; jerky hesitant and walks in zigzag pattern






2. How to differentiate medial and lateral pontine syndrome






3. brain stem lesion






4. MG






5. impaired perception of complex sounds






6. differentiate picks and huntington






7. korsafoff psychosis






8. what drug is used to extend effects of levodopa






9. benign essential tremor






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






11. How to differentiate dementias






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






13. craniopharyngioma






14. get up and go test






15. how donepezil - acetylecholinsterase inhibitor works in Alzheimers






16. How to differentiate parkinson and benign essential tremor






17. How to differentiate medial and lateral medullary syndrome






18. impaired vibration and increased DTR






19. When to suspect traumatic LP






20. Blood transfusion in hypothermia






21. contraindication of sumatripta






22. MMSE score of less than 24






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






24. differentiate wenicke and korsakoff






25. When headache is presenting complaint of brain tumor






26. lesion in dominant tempora lobe






27. cortical lesion






28. best diagnosis for parkinsonim






29. Tx of bells palsy






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






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






32. labyrinthitis






33. medial thigh sensory loss and weakness in addcution






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






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






36. What is can be used cluster headache prevention






37. dominant parietal lobe on the left side






38. dementia plus urinary incontinence






39. Patient with carbamazepine; What should be advice?






40. Should we tx htn in acute ischemic stroke

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41. phenytoin and OCP






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






43. When to start fibrinolytic therapy in stroke patient?






44. Why V12 deficient develop hypokalemia after tx with b12






45. prodrome of vasovagal syncope






46. double vision at the end of day and ptosis






47. oligoclonal band in CSF






48. How to tx lewy body dementia






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






50. GBS