Neurology — Flashcards

The leading cause of raised ICP are _____

_____ meningitis is associated with CSF findings: lymphocyte predominance (or sometimes mixed) ↑ protein ↓ glucose

_____ meningitis CSF appears turbid

Use _____ to aid decision making about management in herniated discs / sciatica

Hint: screening tool

Initial antibiotics for Listeria monocytogenes meningitis is _____

Invasive ICP monitoring is most commonly used in _____

Initial antibiotics for pneumococcal meningitis is _____

What management can be used in raised ICP that works by causing vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries? _____

Patients with bacterial meningitis may be given _____ to avoid hearing loss

_____ is a possible clinical sign of meningitis that is described as involuntary flexion of the hips/knees after passive flexion of neck while supine