NEUROLOGY CLERKSHIP

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IMPORTANT NEUROLOGICAL QUESTIONS

Where is the lesion?

•  supratentorial level
• posterior fossa level
• spinal level
• peripheral level
• more than one level
  

Focal vs diffuse?
Focal, and right side of nervous system focal, and left side of nervous system focal, involving midline and contiguous structures on both sides of nervous system diffuse, involving homologous, symmetric, noncontiguous areas on both sides of nervous system

Mass vs nonmass?

Time course of progression of the symptoms?

• acute(secs-hours)
•  subacute(days-weeks)
• chronic(months to years)
  

Based on above, what is the most likely etiology of the lesion?

• vascular
• degenerative
• neoplastic
• inflammatory
• toxic-metabolic
• traumatic
• congenital-developmental
  

12/16/08