ARGUED: Kenneth Winston Starr, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for Appellants.

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Question 21

Can Synacthen be used instead of steroids in the treatment of idiopathic

Bell's palsy and how long should the treatment last? What is the

recommended dose?

Question 22

Is aciclovir a helpful treatment for idiopathic Bell's palsy?

Question 23

In a child aged 5 years, can the presence of horizontal, fine, bilateral

nystagmus with the fast component towards the point of fixation, with

no other neurological or system abnormality, be considered a normal

variant?

Question 24

Are inner ear sedatives, and betahistine in particular, effective in the

treatment of vertigo due to lateral medullary syndrome or any central

lesion?

Question 25

Are steroids appropriate in the treatment for vestibular neuronitis?

Question 26

Why is there no gag reflex during the act of deglutition as I have seen

that when we touch any thing to the posterior third of the tongue there is

always gag reflex?

Question 27

Can cerebellar lesions cause head nodding? Is this involuntary

movement diagnostic for a cerebellar lesion in a patient who does not

display Parkinsonian features or essential tremor?

Question 28

1. What is the treatment of choice in symptomatic myoclonus resulting

from a lesion of the cerebral cortex or spinal cord?

2. Does piracetam have a role in treatment of symptomatic myoclonus

resulting from lesion of the cerebral cortex or spinal cord?

Question 29

Is ankle clonus diagnostic of pyramidal tract lesion?

Question 30

Is pronator drift pathognomonic of a pyramidal tract lesion or does it

occur with any lesion of the motor system?c21