COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS.
The central nervous system is composed of the: - CorreCt Answers -Brain
and spinal cord
Which of the following involve bilateral and horizontal fractures of the
maxillae? - CorreCt Answers -Le Fort fracture
What term is used to denote the sudden and dramatic development of a
focal neurologic deficit? - CorreCt Answers -Stroke
Paralysis on one side of the body is termed: - CorreCt Answers -Hemiplegia
Focal neurologic defects that completely resolve within 24 hours are known
as: - CorreCt Answers -Transient ischemic attacks (TIA)
Which of the following is used to initially screen patients suspected of a
transient ischemic attack? - CorreCt Answers -Color-flow Doppler
ultrasound
A rupture of a berry aneurysm is a major cause of: - CorreCt Answers -
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
, In patients under 20 years of age, _____ is the most common cause of
nontraumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhage. - CorreCt Answers -AVM
A condition in which brain impulses are disturbed and causes symptoms
ranging from loss of consciousness to violent seizures is: - CorreCt Answers
-Epilepsy
Which of the following CNS degenerative disorders has the CT pathologic
hallmark of atrophy of the caudate nucleus and putamen, causing focal
dilatation of the frontal horns? - CorreCt Answers -Huntington's disease
Which of the following degenerative neurologic diseases causes widespread
selective atrophy and loss of motor nerves that eventually leads to paralysis
and death? - CorreCt Answers -Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig)
Viral inflammation of the brain is termed: - CorreCt Answers -Encephalitis
Which type of primary brain tumor usually arises in the walls of the fourth
ventricle in children and in the lateral ventricles in adults? - CorreCt
Answers -Ependymoma
Which benign CNS tumor arises from arachnoid lining cells and is attached
to the dura? - CorreCt Answers -Meningioma
Which type of skull fracture can cause separation of the suture? - CorreCt
Answers -Diastatic