4.3 - Brain Death

Question 1

Hrs resolution in TIA

Answer 1

24

Question 2

More common form of occlusio n

Answer 2

Embolic

Question 3

Most common area of thrombotic disease

Answer 3

Carotid artery(bigurcation)

Question 4

Indication for carotid endarterctomy

Answer 4

Px new onset deficit + angiograph confirmed complete occlusion

Question 5

Seizure ariae from this tumors

Answer 5

Supratentorial tumors

Question 6

Initial mgt for brain tumors

Answer 6

Dexamethasone

Question 7

Cerebral mets

Answer 7

Lung
Breast 
Kidney
Gi
Melanoma

Question 8

Study of eval for cerebral mets

Answer 8

Mri pre/post contrast

Question 9

Most common primary neoplasm

Answer 9

Astrocytoma

Question 10

Grade 4 astrocytoma

Answer 10

GBM

Question 11

2/3 of all astrocytoma

Answer 11

Gbm

Question 12

Astrocytoma w good prognosis

Answer 12

Juvenile pilocytic

Pleomorphic xantho

Question 13

Reuqired for dx of GBM

Answer 13

Necrosis

Question 14

Chemo for GBM

Answer 14

Temozolomide

Question 15

Sx treatment for astrocytoma

Answer 15

Total resection + radiotx

Question 16

Survival for GBM

Answer 16

1 year

Question 17

Chromosomal deletion in oligodendroglioma

Answer 17

1p19q

Question 18

Mgt that is ineffective for oligo..

Answer 18

Radiotx

Question 19

2/3 of adult ependymomas are

Answer 19

Infratentorial

Question 20

2 common subtypes of ependymoma

Answer 20

Anaplastic

Papillary

Question 21

Surgical mgt for ependymomas

Answer 21

Suboccupital craniotomy and midline separationof cerebellum

Question 22

T or F radiotx not routinely done in Choroid plexus papilloma

Answer 22

T

Question 23

Tx of cpp

Answer 23

Excision

Question 24

Most common malignant pediA brain tunor

Answer 24

Medullobkastoma

Question 25

Confirmatory studies that needs no waiting for 12h

Answer 25

Eeg
Doppler sonography
Cerebral Angiography