Quiz 06/27/2022

A 32-year-old woman comes into the clinic complaining of severe right-sided headaches around the temple. The pain occurs several times a day and lasts approximately 15 minutes and radiates to the right shoulder and arm. There is also associated nasal congestion and lacrimation during the episodes. The patient was treated with indomethacin with complete resolution of symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What clinical diagnosis does this EEG tracing suggest?

A 37-year-old male with the chief complaint of insidious unilateral hearing loss was found to have an acoustic neuroma on MRI. If a brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) was performed which of the following would be most likely found?

Concentrically-layered Schwann-cell processes (“onion bulbs”) are seen surrounding nerve fibers on nerve biopsy in which of the following diseases?

A 75-year-old patient is brought in by her husband because of word-finding difficulty.  On cognitive testing, the most impressive finding was that the patient could not recall many colors of the rainbow. Based on this finding, what kind of memory is most impaired?

Identify the electrographic pattern appreciated at electrode P3 in the EEG below:

Which of the following can increase the risk of seizures while taking bupropion?

A 55-year-old male with a recent history of losing 50 pounds after gastric bypass is referred to the EMG lab with difficulty walking. He has noticed that his left foot drags occasionally causing him to trip and that he has numbness on the top of his left foot up to the middle of his shin. Which of the following statements is the most accurate based on the EMG findings shown below?

The MR angiogram shown below demonstrates which of the following?

A 34-year-old female presents to the clinic with the chief complaint of headaches. She endorses a unilateral, throbbing headache that occurs up to 8 times a month. Episodes can last between 1-3 hours. She admits to nausea and photophobia during her headaches. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 19-year-old female with a past medical history of anorexia and insomnia presents with major depressive disorder. Which of the following medications is the most appropriate at this time?

A patient with an AVM rupture is admitted to the ICU. On exam, the patient has abnormal neck, elbow, and knee extensor posturing, and wrist flexion. In which of the following locations was the AVM most likely located?

Which of the following is the mechanism of action of nimodipine?

A 67-year-old woman suffers from sustained involuntary contraction causing her head to be forcibly turned to the right and significant discomfort. On exam, her left sternocleidomastoid is significantly hypertrophied. She receives treatment with Botulism Toxin A. Subtype A of botulism toxin acts to reduce synaptic action of acetylcholine by what mechanism?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding F-waves?