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A 73 year old male presents with a 12 months history of falls. His relatives have also noticed rather strange behavior of late and more recently he has had episodes of enuresis. Examination: disorientation to time and place, broad-based, clumsy gait. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 71
A 75 year old nursing home resident complains of headache, confusion and impaired vision for 4 days. She has multiple bruises on her head. What is the most likely cause of confusion in this patient?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 72
A 69 year old woman has had a stroke. Her left upper and lower limbs are paralyzed and she is having difficulty in speaking. Which anatomical site is most likely affected?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 73
A patient presents with gradual onset of headache, neck stiffness, photophobia and fluctuating LOC. CSF shows lymphocytosis but no organism on gram stain. CT brain is normal. What is the single most likely diagnosis?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 74
A 74 year old female presents with headache and neck stiffness to the emergency department. Following a LP the patient was started on IV ceftriaxone. CSF culture revealed listeria monocytogenes. What is the appropriate treatment?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 75
A 30 year old man is suffering from fever, rash and photophobia. Doctors are suspecting he is suffering from meningitis. Which is the best medication for this condition?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 76
A 42 year old man has been tired and sleepy for the last few weeks in the morning. His work has started getting affected as he feels sleepy in the meetings. His BMI is 36. What is the single most likely diagnosis?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 77
A 35 year old pregnant woman has been having tingling and numbness of her thumb, index and middle fingers for a while. She has been treated with local steroids but it hasn’t helped her much and now she has planned to undergo a surgical procedure. Which of the following structures will be incised?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 78
Which of the following reflexes and innervating spinal nerves are correctly paired?
Chapter: 5 / Q: 79
A 68 year old lady complains of falls to the ground without any warning, maintains consciousness and no confusion. She says this has occurred at number of times. What is the diagnosis?
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