Systems path previous quizzes
Contrecoup injuries of the brain:
-Are brain contusions that occur opposite the area of trauma to the head of a falling person
Which of the following pathological findings is not an associated finding with Arnold-Chiari syndrome?
enlarged occipital fossa
T/F: A concussion is defined as a temporary loss of conscious awareness following head trauma with visible organic brain injury as evidenced on an MRI or other radiographic studies
false
T/F: A meningocele typically presents with the presence of a cyst protruding from the spine that contains CSF, spinal nerves, and a portion of the spinal cord.
false
T/F: Congenital obstructive hydrocephalus is usually associated with a decreased absorption of CSF at the arachnoid granulations.
false
T/F: Dementia can be a temporary state of loss of mental and intellectual function brought on by drugs, acid-base imbalances, infectious diseases, or conditions brought on by severe dehydration.
false
T/F: Most of the causes of disease that eventually affect the CNS actually begin in the brain.
false
T/F: Ruptured bridging veins from the surface of the brain produce an epidural hematoma.
false
T/F: The type of CVA that most often causes loss of consciousness is an ischemic CVA.
false
t/f Perivascular cuffing is a classic feature seen in viral meningitis.
false
t/f The most common cause of an acquired form of demyelination disease is multiple myeloma.
false
General Paresis Neurosyphilis affects:
frontal lobes of the brain
An atherosclerotic aneurysm is described as a ______ aneursym
fusiform
Cowdry bodies are a type of inclusion body observed in neural tissue associated with:
herpes simplex
The most common site of primary tumors found in the CNS in children is:
infratentorial
T/F: A progressively enlarging cyst in the spinal cord that begins in the posterior columns and presents with loss of sensation across the shoulders in a cape-like distribution is referred to as a Syringomyelia.
true
Beta amyloid plaques are commonly associated with:
Alzheimer's
Which is ependymal?
CSF not CNS
The flaccid paralysis often associated with the neurological deficits of polio are described as an:
lower motor neuron lesion
The etiology of cerebral palsy is:
mechanical
All of the following are associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome, EXCEPT:
meningocele
The most common type of neoplasms found in the Central Nervous System are what?
metastatic tumors
The mononuclear phagocytic cell of the CNS is called a:
microglial
The mechanism of hydrocephalus caused by Arnold-Chiari malformation is:
obstruction due to tonsilar herniation
Cerebral palsy in a premature infant most likely will eventually demonstrate:
paraplegia
A Lewy body inclusion is associated with
parkinsons disease
All of the following are classic features of an increase in intracranial pressure, EXCEPT:
presence of soft tissue calcium deposits
Which one of the following changes within a cell is considered irreversible?
pyknosis
Which of the following is not classified as a neuroglial cell of the CNS?
schwann cell
The rupture of bridging veins connecting to the dural venous sinuses produce:
subdural hematoma
