Discuss how the law relating to the doctrine of privity of contract was unsatisfactory prior to the passing

of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, and explain how the 1999 Act has improved the law.

1. How often is leprosy a cause of mononeuritis multiplex?

2. How often is diabetes mellitus a cause of mononeuritis multiplex?

2.What is the expected response of straight leg-raising if the meningeal

stretch test is positive? Is it back pain, pain in the sciatic distribution, or

limitation in the range of leg-raising?

3.

1. Does radiculopathy due to systemic disease produce positive

meningeal stretch signs or are these limited to radiculopathy as a

result of disc prolapse?

2. Where no cause is found for radiculopathy, is steroid treatment

indicated?

4.What are the most common causes of radiculopathy?

5.

1. Does the absence of a positive straight leg-raising test exclude

radiculopathy?

2. Can radiculopathy be diagnosed by meningeal stretch tests or is it

diagnosed electrophysiologically?

6.Why does ascending paralysis occur in the Guillain-Barr syndrome?

7.Is systemic steroid therapy indicated in cases of carpal tunnel syndrome

not responsive to conservative measures?

8.Is there a role for acetazolamide in the treatment of carpal tunnel

syndrome? What is the dose? How can paraesthesia induced by the drug

be overcome?

9.Can an MRI scan of the cervical spine detect cervical rib or does this

merit an individual scan?

10.Please explain the mechanism by which cervical spondylosis causes

acroparaesthesia without proximal sensory affection. Does this happen

by compromising the blood supply?