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Neuro Symptoms
OSCE PLAB 2
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Medical
Graduate
04/17/2025

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Term
  1. Cognitive Symptoms, Especially Memory Impairment

     

Definition
  • Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Vascular Dementia

  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Term
Headache
Definition
  • Migraine

  • Tension-Type Headache

  • Cluster Headache

  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

  • Brain Tumor

  • Sinusitis
  • Alcohol related (Hangover)
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Co poisoning
Term
  1. Loss Awareness

     

Definition
  • Absence Seizures

  • Complex Partial Seizures

  • Dissociative Disorders

Term
Loss of consciousness
Definition
  • Syncope (Cardiac/Vasovagal)

  • Epilepsy (Tonic-Clonic Seizures)

  • Severe Hypotension/Hypoglycemia

Term
Alteration of perception
Definition
  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

  • Migraine with Aura

  • Psychosis (Schizophrenia)

Term
Dizziness/Vertigo
Definition
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

  • Ménière’s Disease

  • Vestibular Neuritis

  • Brainstem Stroke

Term
Loss of Balance
Definition
  • Cerebellar Stroke/Tumor

  • Parkinson’s Disease

  • Peripheral Neuropathy

Term
Falls
Definition
  • Parkinson’s Disease

  • Syncope

  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Term
Loss of Smell (Anosmia)
Definition
  • COVID-19

  • Head Trauma

  • Neurodegenerative Diseases (e.g., Parkinson’s)

Term
Loss of Taste (Ageusia)
Definition
  • COVID-19

  • Bell’s Palsy

  • Sjögren’s Syndrome

Term
Loss of vison
Definition
  • Occipital Lobe Stroke

  • Optic Neuritis (Multiple Sclerosis)

  • Glaucoma

Term
Positive Visual Symptoms (Auras/Hallucinations)
Definition
  • Migraine with Aura

  • Charles Bonnet Syndrome

  • Occipital Lobe Epilepsy

Term
Double vision (Diplopia)
Definition
  • Cranial Nerve Palsy (III, IV, VI)

  • Myasthenia Gravis

  • Brainstem Stroke

Term
Polyopia/Palinopsia
Definition
  • Migraine with Aura

  • Occipital Lobe Lesions

  • Hallucinogen Use

Term

Oscillopsia

 

Definition
  • Nystagmus (Vestibular Disorders)

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Drug Toxicity (e.g., Anticonvulsants)

Term
  1. Deafness

     

Definition
  • Ménière’s Disease

  • Acoustic Neuroma

  • Otitis Media

  • Cholaestoma
Term
Tinnitus
Definition
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

  • Ménière’s Disease

  • Hypertension

Term
Difficulty with Speech
Definition
  • Stroke (Aphasia)

  • Dysarthria (ALS, Stroke)

  • Myasthenia Gravis

Term
  1. Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)

     

Definition
  • Stroke

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

  • Achalasia

Term

Weakness

 

 

Definition

Stroke

 

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

 

Myopathy

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Term

Abnormal Muscle Movements (Cramp/Fasciculations)

 

 

Definition

ALS

 

Benign Fasciculation Syndrome

 

Electrolyte Imbalance

Term

Abnormal Body Movements (Tremor/Dystonia)

 

 

Definition

Parkinson’s Disease (Resting Tremor)

 

Essential Tremor

 

Huntington’s Disease (Chorea)

Term
Clumsiness
Definition
  • Cerebellar Ataxia (Stroke, MS)

  • Developmental Coordination Disorder

  • Peripheral Neuropathy

Term

Impairment of Limb Control

 

 

Definition

Stroke

 

Spinal Cord Injury

 

Cerebral Palsy

 

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Term
Altered Sensation
Definition
  • Peripheral Neuropathy

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome (saddle anesthesia)
Term
Loss of Sensation
Definition
  • Diabetic Neuropathy

  • Spinal Cord Injury

  • Leprosy

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome (saddle anesthesia)
Term

Pain

 

 

Definition

Neuropathic Pain (Diabetic Neuropathy)

 

Migraine

 

Trigeminal Neuralgia

 

Cauda Equina Syndrome (severe low back pain, sciatica)

Term

Postural Hypotension Symptoms

 

 

 

 

Definition

Autonomic Dysfunction (Parkinson’s, MSA)

 

Dehydration

 

Antihypertensive Medications

Term

Sexual Dysfunction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definition

Diabetic Neuropathy

 

  

Multiple Sclerosis

 

  

Spinal Cord Injury

 

Cauda Equina Syndrome (erectile dysfunction, loss of sensation)

Term

Bladder Control Issues

 

 

 

 

Definition

Neurogenic Bladder (MS, Spinal Injury)

 

 

 

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

 

 

 

Stroke

 

Cauda Equina Syndrome (urinary retention/incontinence)

Term

Bowel Control Impairment

 

 

Definition

Spinal Cord Injury

 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

 

Multiple Sclerosis

 

Cauda Equina Syndrome (faecal incontinence/retention)

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