EMQs in Clinical Medicine.pdf - Peshawar Medical College

80 Neurology
34 Abnormal movements
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B
C
D
E
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tardive dyskinesia
senile dystonia
myoclonus
chorea
akathisia
dysmetria
G
H
I
J
K
L
hemiballismus
Tourette’s syndrome
tics
pill-rolling tremor
torticollis
asterixis
Choose from the options above the term that describes the types of movement in
the following clinical situations.
1 A jerky tremor of outstretched hands in an alcoholic with decompensated liver
disease.
2 Non-rhythmic jerky purposeless movements in the hands of a 55-year-old man.
3 A 75-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes is distressed by wild flinging
of his right arm and right leg.
4 Grimacing and involuntary chewing in a 75-year-old woman on long-term
treatment with neuroleptics.
5 Past-pointing in a 60-year-old woman being investigated for unsteady gait.
Answers: see page 95.