SAQ Stack : Neurological
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome
A 69-year-old man has been sent into the Emergency Department by his GP after an outpatient CT scan which shows …
Sudden severe headache
A 34-year-old woman has presented with a sudden onset, severe headache and vomiting. GCS 14 HR 100 BP 190/110 RR …
Hanging
A 52-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department after a hanging. He was found in PEA arrest with ROSC …
Infant head injury
A 2-month-old baby boy is reviewed after his father slipped while carrying him, resulting in the baby hitting his head …
Paediatric status epilepticus
A 5-year-old boy presents with ongoing tonic-clonic seizure activity.
HIV patient with focal neurological deficit
A 45-year-old man with untreated HIV presents with fever, headache, confusion and right-sided weakness.
Cervical spine injury
A 35-year-old man presents after falling 2 metres from a ladder with severe neck pain. A CT of the cervical …
Central cord syndrome and neurogenic shock
A 68-year-old man falls at home sustaining a facial injury. He has bruising to his hands from landing and cervical …
Epidural haematoma with rural deterioration
A previously well 35-year-old man presents to a rural ED 90 km from the nearest trauma centre following an isolated …
Acute spinal cord injury and intubation
A 28-year-old man is brought to ED following a rugby match with concern for cervical spine injury. He is unable …
Carotid artery dissection
A 34-year-old man presents with sudden onset left-sided neck pain and headache after carrying his child on his shoulders. On …
Acute ischaemic stroke and thrombolysis
A 79-year-old man is brough to ED with a stroke. He has R-sided hemiplegia (arm worse than leg), eyes deviated …
Head injury
You are the consultant in charge of an urban district emergency department. You have just assessed a 42-year-old male who …
Cervical spine injury with neurogenic shock
A 32-year-old man is involved in an amateur mixed martial arts bout and is slammed onto the ground. He complains …
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
A 43-year-old woman arrives via ambulance to your regional ED at 8pm. She had a sudden worsening of a 2-day …
Guillain-Barré syndrome
A previously well 26-year-old woman has presented after developing ptosis this morning which was preceded by a 24-hour history of …
HSV transverse myelitis
A 22-year-old woman presents to your Emergency Department with bilateral lower limb weakness that has progressed within the last 24 …
Seizure
You receive a BAT call of a 34-year-old male from a local shopping centre. When the ambulance arrived he was …
Headache, vomiting and hydrocephalus
A 10-year-old girl presents to your ED with headache and vomiting. She has a history of hydrocephalus and has a …
Acute confusion
A 79-year-old woman presents to your metropolitan ED with acute confusional state. She was last seen well by her family …
LL Weakness
A 25-year-old overseas student presented to ED with 4/7 history of lower limb weakness, She is otherwise well with no …
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
A 22-year-old male is brought in by ambulance after being found confused at the park. You note in his medical …
Headache and visual changes
A 55-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of headache and visual abnormali es.