CNS Flashcards
Most common pediatric CNS tumor
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Most common location of pilocytic astrocytoma
Cerebellum
Most common intra-axial tumor of the CNS
Gliobastoma
Most common neoplastic entiology for temporal lobe epilepsy
Ganglioglioma
Most common CNS embryonal tumor
Medulloblastoma
Most common primary intraaxial posterior fossa mass of adulthood
Hemangioblatoma
Most common extra-axial tumor
Meningioma
Most common primary CNS tumor
Meningioma
Most common germinal cell tumor
Germinoma
Most common neoplasm in the pineal regiom
Germ cell tumor
Most common nonneuroepithelia CNS tumor of childhood
Adamantinomatous chraniopharyngioma
Most common congenital CNS infection
Cytomegalovirus
Most common form of CNS tuberculosis
Tuberculous meningitis
Most common cause of viral meningitis
Enterovirus
Most common cause of sporadic encephalitis
Herpes simplex
Most common CNS infection and brain mass in AIDS
Toxoplasmosis
Most common intracranial neoplasm in patients with AIDS
Primary CNS lymphoma
Most common nontraumatic cause of neurologic disability
Multiple sclerosis
Most common fatal encephalitis
Herpes encephalitis
Most common of the leukodystrophies
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Most common neurodegenerative disease and most common cause of dementia
Alzheimer disease
Most common of the phakomatoses
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
