Neurooncology
Neurooncology Questions 1. A 10-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department by her parents after 2 days of nausea, vomiting, and lethargy. Neuroimaging reveals a cerebellar mass abutting the fourth…
Neuromuscular Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases Questions 1. You have been following a patient in clinic for years for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Within the past few months, the family has noticed increasing behavioral…
Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders Questions 1. A 68-year-old woman has had tremor in both arms for the past decade. The tremor makes it difficult for her to drink water from a cup…
Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases
Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases Questions 1. A patient with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis asks what sort of environmental risk factors might have predisposed development of multiple sclerosis. She has lived…
Central Nervous System Infections
Central Nervous System Infections Questions 1. A 62-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with 24 hours of headache, fever (39°C), vomiting, and a progressive decrease in the level of…
Headache and Pain Syndromes
Headache and Pain Syndromes Questions 1. Which of the following statements accurately describes the mechanisms of triptans? A. 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonists B. 5-HT1B/1D receptor antagonists C. 5-HT1F receptor agonists D….
Neurotrauma
Neurotrauma Questions 1. A 12-year-old girl was unexpectedly struck in the face by a soccer ball last evening at soccer practice. She has no prior history of traumatic brain injury…
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Cerebrovascular Diseases Questions 1. A 64-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and distant stroke with residual right-arm weakness presents to your office for evaluation of recurrent episodes of…
