MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS

BELLS PALSY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A man (40 years) came to the hospital with complaints of headaches which increased when he coughed or bent over, if he had pain, nausea, vomiting and convulsions a week ago. Complaints of seizures preceded by visual disturbances. The results of the doctor’s examination stated that there was a high probability that there was a tumor in the brain and further examination was needed immediately. Based on the patient’s complaints, where is the location of the tumor?
A
Frontal Lobe
B
Temporal Lobe
C
Parietal Lobe
D
Occipital Lobe
E
Before
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cluster headache The most severe form of primary headache-involves sudden, extremely painful headaches that occur in “clusters, ‘’ usually at the same time of the day and night for several weeks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some common causes for headache and nausea are: Cold, flu, or stomach infections. These illnesses can give you nausea and a bad headache. But unlike migraine headaches, you’ll usually have other symptoms, too, like a runny nose, diarrhea, chills, body aches, and fever.

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