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Which of these tumors can metastasize to the CNS?
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thyroid
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bronchus
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breast
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stomach
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kidney
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prostate
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melanoma
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ovarian
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mouth
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liver
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Which of these is not a common CNS tumor in children?
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astrocytoma
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ependyoma
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medullablastoma
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schwannoma
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Meninngioma is more common in women
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Primary Brain Trauma
[blank_start]Car[blank_end] crashes
Falls
[blank_start]Bullet[blank_end] wounds
Secondary Brain Trauma
Brain [blank_start]bleeds[blank_end]
[blank_start]Swelling[blank_end]
Meningitis
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Bullet
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Car
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bleeds
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Swelling
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Which of these are potential complications of meningitis?
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sepsis
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hearing loss
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epilepsy
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vision loss
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death
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learning difficulties
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partial paralysis
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loss of taste
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anaphylaxis
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psychogenic behaviors
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What are the contraindications to lumbar puncture?
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What is of clinical relevance regarding meningitis?
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headache
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fever
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neck stiffness
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photophobia
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non-blanching rash
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caused by virus, bacteria, or fungus
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Kernig's sign
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affects patient's balance/stability
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in elderly cases, will resolve itself usually
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blanching rash
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Treat all suspected meningitis with:
IM [blank_start]benzylpenicillin[blank_end] in community
IV [blank_start]ceftriaxone[blank_end]/ cefotaxime
If meningococcal meningitis, close contacts give [blank_start]rifampicin[blank_end] prophylaxis
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benzylpenicillin
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ceftriaxone
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rifampicin
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If it's a meningitis medical emergency, treatment order:
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Alzheimer's disease is inevitable in Down's syndrome
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What is not a type of dementia?
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Alzheimer's disease
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Vascular dementia
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Lewy body dementia
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Fronto-temporal dementia
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Cerebellar dementia
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In [blank_start]Lewy[blank_end] [blank_start]Body[blank_end] dementia, the patient presents with fluctuating cognitive impairment, detailed visual hallucinations, and later [blank_start]parkinsonism[blank_end]. Histology is characterized by [blank_start]Lewy[blank_end] [blank_start]bodies[blank_end] in brainstem and neocortex.
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Lewy
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Body
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Lewy
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bodies
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parkinsonism
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[blank_start]Frontotemporal[blank_end] dementia is when there is frontal and temporal atrophy without Alzheimer histology.
Symptoms:
[blank_start]Behavioral[blank_end] and personality change
preservation of [blank_start]episodic[blank_end] memory and [blank_start]spatial[blank_end] orientation
[blank_start]disinhibition[blank_end]
emotional unconcern
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Frontotemporal
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disinhibition
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episodic
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spatial
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Behavioral
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[blank_start]Vascular[blank_end] dementia is due to the cumulative effects of many small strokes, thus sudden onset and stepwise deterioration is characteristic.
Look for evidence of [blank_start]vascular[blank_end] pathology.
Management: Manage [blank_start]vascular[blank_end] disease risk factors with [blank_start]lifestyle[blank_end] changes + [blank_start]medication[blank_end]
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Vascular
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vascular
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vascular
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lifestyle
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medication
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[blank_start]Alzheimer's[blank_end] [blank_start]disease[blank_end] is the acquired deficits of cognition, visual spatial skill, memory and verbal abilities.
Histology: characterised by neuritic [blank_start]plaques[blank_end] and [blank_start]neurofibrillary[blank_end] tangles (distinguishes from other dementias). Results in progressive neuronal damage and loss of [blank_start]acetylcholine[blank_end].
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Alzheimer's
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disease
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neurofibrillary
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acetylcholine
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plaques
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Alzheimer's disease
Management: [blank_start]Multidisciplinary[blank_end] approach
Medication: 1st line:
[blank_start]Donezepil[blank_end] (an [blank_start]Acetylcholine[blank_end] [blank_start]esterase[blank_end] inhibitor)
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Donezepil
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Acetylcholine
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esterase
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Multidisciplinary
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What is not a major component of idiopathic parkinson's disease?
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tremor
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bradykinesia
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rigidity
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aphasia
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Idiopathic parkinson's disease is due to the destruction of neurones in the [blank_start]substantia[blank_end] [blank_start]nigra[blank_end] where [blank_start]dopamine[blank_end] is produced.
Management: [blank_start]L[blank_end]-[blank_start]Dopa[blank_end]
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Dopa
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L
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substantia
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nigra
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dopamine
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The afferent light reflex is due to the occulomotor nerve (CN3)
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[blank_start]Horner's[blank_end] [blank_start]syndrome[blank_end] is when the sympathetic nervous system to the eye is compromised.
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What can cause Horner's syndrome?
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Presentation of Horner's Syndrome:
Classic triad:
Unilateral [blank_start]miosis[blank_end] (constricted pupil)
Unilateral [blank_start]partial[blank_end] [blank_start]ptosis[blank_end] (eyelid drooping)
Unilateral apparent [blank_start]enophthalmos[blank_end] (sunken eye)
and Unilateral [blank_start]anhidrosis[blank_end] (inability to sweat)
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miosis
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partial
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ptosis
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enophthalmos
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anhidrosis
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[blank_start]Oculomotor[blank_end] [blank_start]nerve[blank_end] palsy presents as down and out pupil with a drooping eyelid.
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Majority of the extrinsic eye muscles is controlled by the oculomotor nerve.
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[blank_start]Trochlear[blank_end] [blank_start]nerve[blank_end] palsy presents as difficulty looking down in an adducted position.
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Trochlear nerve is very susceptible to trauma.
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[blank_start]Abducens[blank_end] [blank_start]nerve[blank_end] palsy presents as difficulty with abduction of eyes.
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Abducens nerve is rarely injured but trauma can cause compression of it.
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[blank_start]Post[blank_end]-[blank_start]herpetic[blank_end] [blank_start]neuralgia[blank_end] is a persistent nerve pain that occurs at the site of a previous attack of shingles. It is difficult to treat but can be managed via neuropathic pain agents such as [blank_start]amitriptyline[blank_end] or gabapentin.
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neuralgia
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herpetic
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Post
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amitriptyline
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Ramsey Hunt Syndrome includes facial nerve palsy and hearing may be affected as a result.
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What are unilateral causes for facial nerve palsy?
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Vestibulocochlear nerve palsy causes [blank_start]sensorineural[blank_end] hearing loss.
[blank_start]Vertigo[blank_end] is the sensation of the room spinning
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[blank_start]Glossopharyngeal[blank_end] nerve damage can lead to ipsilateral diminished taste sensation
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[blank_start]Recurrent[blank_end] [blank_start]laryngeal[blank_end] nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve which supplies muscles of [blank_start]phonation[blank_end].
It is commonly injured in [blank_start]neck[blank_end] surgeries, which can lead to a [blank_start]hoarse[blank_end] voice
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Recurrent
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laryngeal
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phonation
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neck
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hoarse
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Damage to the vagus nerve can manifest as [blank_start]ipsilateral[blank_end] failure to raise soft palate with [blank_start]uvula[blank_end] deviation to the opposite side
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Damage to the accessory nerve will manifest as weakness in [blank_start]rotating[blank_end] the head to [blank_start]opposite[blank_end] side of lesion and the weakness in [blank_start]shrugging[blank_end] shoulders.
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rotating
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opposite
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shrugging
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Hypoglossal nerve:
A unilateral [blank_start]LMN[blank_end] lesion causes:
tongue weakness and [blank_start]fasciculation[blank_end]
tongue [blank_start]deviates[blank_end] in the [blank_start]direction[blank_end] of nerve lesion
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fasciculation
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direction
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deviates
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LMN
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What are the bulbar nerves, which all arise in the medulla and as a result, are commonly injured together.
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CN 9-12
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CN 4-7
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CN 8 - 11
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CN 2-6
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Bulbar nerves all have similar pathologie that leads to dysphagia and dysarthria.
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[blank_start]Pseudobulbar[blank_end] palsy: bilateral UMN lesion:
Spastic tongue (not wasted) no fasciculations
[blank_start]Exaggerated[blank_end] jaw jerk
[blank_start]Emotional[blank_end] liability
Traumatic brain injury or [blank_start]stroke[blank_end]
[blank_start]Bulbar[blank_end] palsy: bilateral LMN lesion:
Wasting of tongue with fasciculations
[blank_start]Normal[blank_end] jaw jerk
[blank_start]Myasthenia[blank_end] [blank_start]gravis[blank_end]
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Pseudobulbar
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Bulbar
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Emotional
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Myasthenia
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gravis
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Normal
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Exaggerated
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stroke
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What is not a trigger for trigeminal neuralgia?
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washing
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shaving
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wind
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chewing
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sunlight
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ften caused by [blank_start]compression[blank_end] at [blank_start]cerebellopontine[blank_end] angle
Trigeminal neuralgia presents as severe [blank_start]pain[blank_end] (paroxysms of knife-like or electric shock). These pain spasms last for [blank_start]seconds[blank_end] with multiple episodes before a remission for [blank_start]months[blank_end] or even years before reoccurrence
Treatment: [blank_start]carbamazepine[blank_end], surgical [blank_start]decompression[blank_end], or [blank_start]ablation[blank_end]
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cerebellopontine
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compression
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seconds
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months
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carbamazepine
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decompression
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ablation
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pain