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Which brain pathology is associated with 69 yo female with progressive behavioral changes, rudeness, interrupting conversations, watching
excessive TV (turned off), large meals despite no hunger, stooped posture w/ slow shuffling gait: amyloid deposition, dopamine depletion, intraneural tau deposits, ubiquitinated inclusions, alpha synuclein accumulation?
Correct Answer -INTRANEURAL TAU DEPOSITS
35 yo M awakens frequently in the middle of night with severe HAs, which
sometimes occurs nightly and lasts approx 1-2 hrs, so severe that pt is
afraid to go to sleep, located around L eye and assoc with lacrimation,
ptosis, & miosis. Likely dx is:
Correct Answer -CLUSTER HEADACHES
Young pt with new onset severe HAs associated with periods of visual
obscuration. Neuro exam is normal except for papilledema. MRI: normal
and shows no mass effect. Next test?
Correct Answer -LUMBAR PUNCTURE TO MEASURE PRESSURE
35 yo reports episodes of flashing lights traveling slowly from L to R in the
left visual field, symptoms persisting for about 30 minutes, followed by
difficulty expressing self and concentrating. After about 30 minutes, these
neurologic symptoms seem to subside, and pt develops a pounding
headache associated with nausea. Both the physical exam and MRI are