Neurology Questions Part 1

Zero to Finals Medical Revision Podcast

Thomas Watchman

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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This episode is part 1 of the short-answer questions on neurology. You can find short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, extended-matching questions, digital flashcards, a course on how to learn medicine and the revision tracking tool at members.zerotofinals.com. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast.
0:06.6	My name is Tom and this is the first episode in the series of question podcasts on neurology.
0:13.9	And you can find a written version of these podcasts at members.0.0.5.com, which is the 0 to Finals member site.
0:23.0	So let's jump straight into these questions.
0:26.0	Question 1. Approximately what proportion of cerebrovascular accidents are ischemic versus hemorrhagic.
0:47.4	80 to 90% are ischemic and 10 to 20% are hemorrhagic.
0:48.7	Question 2.
1:01.9	What is the definition of a transient ischemic attack. Temporary neurological dysfunction, lasting less than 24 hours, caused by ischemia, but without infarction.
1:11.8	Question 3.
1:13.1	What type of ischemic stroke is typically associated with ataxia and vertigo?
1:23.3	A posterior circulation infarction.
1:27.7	Question 4.
1:28.9	What tool can be used as a simple way to identify stroke in the community?
1:35.8	The fast tool.
1:38.3	What are the features?
1:52.4	Face, arm, speech and time, meaning act fast and call 999.
1:54.1	Question 5.
2:01.7	What tool gives a score based on the clinical features and duration to identify a stroke in A&E.
2:14.3	The Rossier tool, which is recognition of stroke in the emergency room.
2:16.1	Question 6.
2:19.9	What medication is started while waiting for specialist assessment in a patient with a suspected TIA within the past week where the symptoms have completely resolved
2:26.7	within 24 hours of onset? Aspirin 300 milligrams daily.
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