Lecture List
Introduction to neurological diseases
Infections in CNS
Cerebrovascular diseases
Epilepsy and Loss of Consciousness
Headache (sinister)
Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders
Cerebellar Diseases
Degenerative, Inflammatory and autoimmune CNS disease
Diseases of muscles and neuromuscular junctions
Peripheral Nerve disease
Common Short Cases
Spastic Paraplegia
Hemiplegia
Hemianopia - bitemporal hemianopia
Parkinson's
Cerebellar signs - uni or bilateral
Cranial nerve palsies - III,IV,VI,VII
Peripheral Neuropathy
Proximal myopathy
Wasting of small muscles
Myasthenia Gravis
Motor neurone disease
Neurofibromatosis
Syringomyelia
Subacute Combined Degeneration of Cord
Nerve palsies - ulnar, radial, common peroneal
CP angle tumour
Lateral medullary syndrome
Brown-sequard Syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Speech disorders
Gait disorders
Common Long Cases
Stroke
Epilepsy
Spinal Cord Compression
Peripheral Neuropathy
Guillian-Barre Syndrome
Meningitis, encephalitis, cerebral abscess, cerebral malaria
Examinations
Cranial nerve (upper motor, lower sensory)
Upper Limb
Lower Limb
- examination techniques
- commands in Sinhala
- Presentation
- Interpretation + distinction points
- Correlating with Long or Short cases Ddx
- Management DIscussions
- Investigations etc
Emergency Mx
Unconscious patient
Seizures and Status Epilepticus
Respiratory Muscle Paralysis
Increased ICP
Procedures
Performing a lumbar puncture
Collect and transport CSF to laborotary
Interpreting CSF report
Radiology
Plain radiograph, CT, MRI of lead spine
Carotid angiogram
Myelogram