Neurology
10 free practice questions shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.
A 79-year-old man on apixaban for atrial fibrillation is brought in by his wife. Over three weeks he has become slower, sleeps much of the day, has twice lost t…
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A 45-year-old man wakes to find the left side of his face drooping. When he tries to raise his eyebrows only the right side moves, and he cannot fully close his…
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A 41-year-old woman presents with a headache that began abruptly while she was lifting weights at the gym yesterday evening, reaching maximum intensity within s…
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A 24-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department after drinking approximately 8 L of water during a long-distance event. She is drowsy and has a serum…
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A 59-year-old man suddenly develops difficulty speaking and weakness of the right arm while driving. His wife reports that, immediately beforehand, the right si…
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A 63-year-old woman has three sudden episodes over two days of dizziness followed by double vision, slurred speech and veering to the left; each episode lasted…
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A 41-year-old woman develops a daily headache after several weeks of intense exercise. At first it occurred only after she stood for long periods, but it now be…
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A 41-year-old woman presents with sudden right arm weakness and difficulty speaking. Her partner saw rhythmic jerking of the right hand for 90 seconds followed…
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A 72-year-old man presents three days after an episode of weakness of his left arm and leg with slurred speech, which resolved completely within 20 minutes. He…
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A 46-year-old woman presents with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Serum sodium is 112 mmol/L, serum osmolality is 240 mOsm/kg and glucose is 5.2 mmol/L. She…
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