Neuro Activities

• Differentiate between the different meanings of the term “dizziness” (e.g., vertigo vs. presyncope vs. unsteadiness).
• Differentiate central vs peripheral causes of vertigo.
• Discuss your approach to a patient with dizziness.
• Identify clinical and laboratory features that suggest meningitis.
• Discuss your approach to the initial management of meningitis.
• List the different types of headache commonly encountered.
• Provide a basic strategy for diagnosing and managing simple migraine headaches.
• Appreciate the role of the brainstem as it pertains to “dizziness”, vertigo, syncope, unsteadiness.
• Interpret the CSF analysis of patients presenting with a differential diagnosis that includes meningitis.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke
• Appreciate the initial management of stroke
• List the red flags that suggest a worrisome cause of headache.
• Learn the function of cranial nerves.
• Identify the presentation of cranial nerve deficits.
• Explore the localization of brainstem lesions.
• Differentiate between cranial nerve pathology and brainstem pathology.
• Understand the function of the cerebellum.
• Reflect on the structure and function of the basal ganglia.
• Explore the classification of movement disorders.
• Develop an approach to the diagnosis of key movement disorders, namely tremor, myoclonus, choreo-athetosis, tics, dystonia.
• Recognize the features of Parkinson's disease and related syndromes.
• Appreciate the basics of thalamic lesions.