Chapter 17: Disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the neuromuscular junction Flashcards
in blunt head trauma
a. brain tissues are exposed
b. only focal injury occurs
c. the dura is severed
d. the dura remains intact
d. the dura remains intact
in an automobile accident, an individuals forehead struck the windshield. The coup/contrecoup would be in the
a. frontal/parietal region
b. frontal/occipital region
c. parietal/occipital region
d. occipital/frontal region
b. frontal/occipital region
In severe axonal injury:
a. coma lasts less than 24 hours
b. coma lasts longer than 24 hours
c. disruption of axons occurs in cerebral hemispheres, and in those that extend into the diencephalon and brainstem
d. an increase in ICP appears in 4-6 days after injury
d. an increase in ICP appears in 4-6 days after injury
the regions where most spinal cord injuries occur are the
a. cervical and thoracic regions
b. cervical and lumbar regions
c. thoracic and lumbar regions
d. lumbar and sacral regions
b. cervical and lumbar regions
injury of the cervical cord may be life threatening because of:
a. increased intracranial pressure
b. disrupted reflexes
c. spinal shock
d. loss of bladder and rectal control
e. diaphragmatic impairment
e. diaphragmatic impairment
autonomic hyperreflexia is characterized by:
a. hypotension
b. rapid heart rate
c. stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesions
d. hyporeflexia
c. stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesions
Intervertebral disk herniation :
a. usually occurs at the thoracic level
b. in the lumbosacral area causes pain over the gluteal region and into the calf or ankle
c. is infrequent in the lumbosacral disks
d. affects females more often than males.
b. in the lumbosacral area causes pain over the gluteal region and into the calf or ankle
Transient ischemic attacks are :
a. unilateral neurologic deficits that slowly resolve
b. generalized neurologic deficits that occur for a few seconds every hour
c. focal neurologic defects of the brain or retina that usually clear within 1 hour without an infarct
d. neurologic deficits that slowly evolve or develop
c. focal neurologic defects of the brain or retina that usually clear within 1 hour without an infarct
which of the following is a risk factor for the development of a CVA?
a. viral infections
b. hypertension
c. diabetes insipidus
d. hypomocysteinemia
e. b & d are correct
e. b & d are correct
which of the following most typically characterizes the victims of a cerebral embolic stroke?
a. individuals older than 65 years of age with a history of HTN
b. individuals with a long history of transient ischmic attacks
c. middle age individuals with a history of heart disease
d. individuals with gradually occurring symptoms that then rapidly disappear
c. middle age individuals with a history of heart disease
Blood in the CSF of an individual is most likely in _______ CVA’s
a. lacunar
b. thrombotic
c. embolic
d. hemorrhagic
d. hemorrhagic
Which of the following is a primary intracerbral neoplasm?
a. Astrocytoma
b. Meningioma
c. Pituitary adenoma
d. Acoustic neuroma
b. Meningioma
In bacterial meningitis, the CSF has:
a. normal glucose levels
b. an elevated number of lymphocytes
c. neutrophilic infiltration
d. lower protein levels
c. neutrophilic infiltration
HIV associated dementia is:
a. static
b. regressive
c. believed to be due to an opportunistic infection
d. insidious and unpredictably progressive
d. insidious and unpredictably progressive
Saccular aneurysms occur:
a. as a result of arteriosclerotic changes
b. as a result of arteritis
c. in terminal portions of the internal carotid arteries
d. as a result of congenital weakness in an arterial wall
d. as a result of congenital weakness in an arterial wall
