General Questions

Question 1

What is PRES

Answer 1

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Question 2

What can cause PRES

Answer 2

Pre-eclampsia, Hypertensive encephalopathy, Chemotherapy

Question 3

When you want to say something is anterior…you say

Answer 3

pre-

Question 4

Visual Field in Papilledema

Answer 4

Peripheral constriction, enlarged blind spot

Question 5

Visual Field in Optic Neuritis

Answer 5

Central scotoma: fundus may look normal early on with atrophy later

Question 6

RPLS is

Answer 6

Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome (same as PRES)

Question 7

Visual Fields with PRES

Answer 7

Cortical blindness with bilateral occipital lesions due to preeclampsia, HTN encephalopathy, chemotherapy and transplant drugs (like tacrolimus), Pupil in PRES is normal.

Question 8

Bitemporal hemianopsia is caused by

Answer 8

Chiasm lesion or suprasellar?

Question 9

Altitudinal hemianopsia is

Answer 9

Monocular upper or lower visual field defect: usually vascular (ischemic optic neuropathy)