Brain Flashcards

1
Q

Most common extra axial tumor?

A

Meningioma

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2
Q

Most common site of metastasis in brain?

A

Parenchyma

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3
Q

Most common mass in aids

A

Toxoplasmosis

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4
Q

How to differentiate between lymphoma and toxo

A

1- Thallium avid lymphoma

2- lymphoma increased perfusion,toxo opposite

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5
Q

Most common solid pineal mass

A

Germinoma

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6
Q

Amyloid angiopathy definitve diagnosis

A

Biopsy

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7
Q

Herpes encephalitis diagnosis

A

Csf sampling with PCR for HSV dna

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8
Q

Avm treatment

A

Liquid embolics , resection

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9
Q

Diagnose PML

A

Jc polyomavirus antigen

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10
Q

Most common location of av fistula

A

Transverse and sigmoid sinuses

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11
Q

Hemimegalencephaly associations

A

Nf1
TS
Klippel trenaunay weber

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12
Q

Next step hemimegalencephaly

A

Always check contrlateral side. If affected surgery is contraindicated

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13
Q

Most common herniation

A

Subfalcine

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14
Q

HIE most sensitive sequences in first few hours

A

DWI and spectroscopy

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15
Q

TRx of septic emboli

A

Antibiotics 4-6 weeks

Rupture immediate closure

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16
Q

Hiv patient lymphoma vs toxoplasmosis management

A

Pyrimethanamine sulfadazine

If failed do bx

17
Q

Most common pediatric suprasellar tumour

A

Craniopharyngioma

18
Q

Diagnose leptomeningeal carcnomatosis highest sensitivity

A

Lumbar puncture

19
Q

Craniopharyngioma types

A

Adamantinoimatous : cystic in children

Papillary: solid enhancing tumour

20
Q

Tuberculous meningitis diagnosis

A

Csf sampling

21
Q

SAH diagnosis if negative on ct

A

LP

22
Q

Ruptured anuerysm trx

A

Coiling then monitoring for vasospasm

23
Q

Intracranial lipoma most common location

A

Pericallosal

24
Q

Most sensitive mesiotemporal sclerosis sequence

A

Flair

25
Q

leptomeningeal mets most sensitive technique

A

MRI post contrast

26
Q

Diagnosis leptomeninfeal mets

A

Csf cytology

27
Q

Spinal av fistula trx

A

First angiorgram to avoid artery of adamkweitz

Transeterial emoblizarion by liquid embolics