Neurology

13 free questions tagged Neurology, each with a full explanation of every option.

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…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

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…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

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…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 41-year-old woman presents nine hours after the onset of a severe headache that struck like a blow to the back of the head while she was lifting weights and r…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman presents ten days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia with four days of worsening headache, which she says is w…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

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

A 34-year-old woman presents to the clinic with sudden onset right eye pain and blurred vision that worsens with eye movement for the past 4 days. She denies fe…

Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common

A 33-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of burning and numbness over the outer aspect of her left thigh for the past 2 months. The pain worse…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

A 20-year-old college student presents to the emergency department with a fever, severe headache, and neck stiffness for the past 12 hours. One of his roommates…

Year 4 · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive tingling in her feet, difficulty walking, and imbalance for the past three months. She also reports generalized fa…

Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common

A 25-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after a road traffic accident. On examination, he opens his eyes to pain, speaks incomprehensible soun…

Year 3 · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 1 year old child presents with bilateral retinal haemorrhages, confusion, drooling and sedated. He lives at home with his mother (a single parent) and has a d…

Curtin CAT · Clinical rotations · middle twist