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1. Which organisms are most likely to cause bacterial E. coli and Group B Strept.
meningitis in neonates?
2. Which organism is most likely to cause bacterial H. influenza
meningitis in infants 3 months to 3 years?
3. Which organism is most likely to cause bacterial Strept. pneumococcus
meningitis in adults?
4. Which organisms is most likely to cause bacterial N. meningitidis
meningitis in crowded conditions such as military bar-
racks?
5. Which organism produces a fibrin-rich exudate around H. influenza
the brain and spinal cord that creates a barrier to an-
tibiotics?
6. Pain in the knee when the hip is flexed describes which Kernig sign
meningeal sign?
7. Spontaneous flexion of the knees and hips when the Brudzinski sign
neck is flexed describes which meningeal sign?
8. A genetic mutation of chromosome 17 causes what? Medulloblastoma
9. What is the #1 pediatric brain tumor? Medulloblastoma
10. Which CNS cancer is considered one of the small, Medulloblastoma
round, blue cell tumors of childhood?
11. What region of the brain do medulloblastomas infil- Vermis of the cerebellum
trate?
12. A genetic mutation of chromosome 22 causes what? Meningioma
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