Stroke
8 free questions tagged Stroke, each with a full explanation of every option.
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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…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation notices sudden, profound loss of vision in his right eye while eating breakfast. There is no pain, headache or preced…
Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common
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…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · common
A 48-year-old man has a large right middle cerebral artery infarction despite reperfusion treatment. Twenty-four hours later he becomes increasingly drowsy, dev…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 70-year-old woman is recovering from a small ischaemic stroke and is found to have persistent atrial fibrillation. She has normal renal function and no eviden…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common
A 66-year-old man develops abrupt spinning vertigo and vomiting while gardening. Six hours later he remains unable to stand without support; examination shows h…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 72-year-old woman with hypertension reports three episodes in the past week in which the vision in her right eye became obscured from the top down, each lasti…
Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common
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…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · common
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