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What proteins compose gap junctions that form electrical synapses between neurons?

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  1. Connexons.
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What second messenger is involved with all norepinephrine receptors?

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  1. cAMP.
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What enzyme is responsible for the degradation of cAMP?

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  1. Phosphodiesterase.
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Which muscle spindle afferent fibers transmit information about muscle contraction velocity?

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  1. Ia afferent fibers.
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What is the response of Golgi tendon organs to muscle contraction?

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  1. Marked increase in firing rate.
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What ion is primarily responsible for resting membrane potential in neurons and glia?

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  1. Potassium.
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Where are the cell bodies of olfactory neurons located?

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  1. Olfactory epithelium.
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What is the MOA of Baclofen?

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  1. GABA-B agonist.
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What is the only sensory modality to bypass the thalamus?

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  1. Smell.
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What enzyme generates diacylglycerol?

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  1. Phospholipase C.
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What causes the miniature end-plate potential?

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  1. The spontaneous release of one quanta of ACh.
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What is the mechanism of action of tricyclic antidepressants?

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  1. They block reuptake of NE and 5-HT.
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What is responsible for the BBB?

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  1. Tight junctions between endothelial cells.
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Which circumventricular organ has an intact BBB?

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  1. The subcommissural organ.
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What ion is responsible for the initial depolarization of cochlear hair cells?

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  1. Potassium.
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What obstructs the NMDA channel pore at resting membrane potential?

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  1. Magnesium.
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What initiates contraction in smooth muscle?

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  1. Calcium-calmodulin activation of myosin light chain kinase.
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What is the rate limiting enzyme in dopamine synthesis?

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  1. Tyrosine hydroxlyase.
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What is the function of myelin?

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  1. It increases transmembrane resistance and decreases membrane capacitance.
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What drug blocks voltage-gated Na channels?

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  1. Tetrodotoxin.
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What is the function of the macula of the utricle?

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  1. Detect linear acceleration in the horizontal plane.
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What is the shape of the receptive fields of primary visual cortex neurons?

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  1. Rectangular.
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Fibers from the ipsilateral retina synapse in which layers of the lateral geniculate body?

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  1. 2, 3, and 5.
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What nerve fibers mediate the sensation of sharp pain?

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  1. A-delta.
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What protein mediates fast anterograde axonal transport?

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  1. Kinesin.
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What is the primary target of dentate nucleus efferent fibers?

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  1. VL nucleus of the thalamus.
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What are the most excitatory fibers of the CNS?

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  1. Climbing fibers.
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28
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What is the neurotransmitter of the Renshaw cell?

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  1. Glycine.
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29
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What type of receptors are present on the Renshaw cell?

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  1. Muscarinic cholinergic receptors.
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30
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How do you differentiate a femoral neuropathy from a lumbar plexopathy?

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  1. Hip adduction will be preserved in the former and absent in the latter.
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What is the only output of the cerebellar cortex?

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  1. The Purkinje cell.
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32
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What nerve is compressed in the tarsal tunnel?

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  1. Posterior tibial nerve.
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What structure contains the highest levels of substance P in the brain?

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  1. The substantia nigra.
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34
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What structures are connected by the stria medullary thalami?

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  1. The septal nuclei and the habenular nuclei.
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What cranial nerve contains the nodosal ganglion?

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  1. The vagus nerve.
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36
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Where do SVA fibers synapse in the brainstem?

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  1. The nucleus of the solitary tract (gustatory nucleus).
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Where do the frontopontine fibers travel in the internal capsule?

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  1. The anterior limb.
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38
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What nerve is compressed by Struther’s ligament?

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  1. The median nerve.
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39
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Where is the posterior interosseus nerve often entrapted?

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  1. At the supinator (arcade of Frohse).
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Where do GVA fibers traveling in Hering’s nerve synapse?

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  1. The inferior aspect of the solitary tract.
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41
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When does the posterior neuropore close?

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  1. Post-ovulatory day 26.
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42
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Where do first-order sympathetic neurons to the pupillary dilator originate?

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  1. The hypothalamus.
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Where is the cortical area for macular vision located?

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  1. Occipital poles.
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Where is the first site of binaural convergence in the auditory pathway?

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  1. The superior olives.
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45
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What structures pass through the annulus of Zinn?

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  1. CN II, III, VI, the ophthalmic artery and the nasociliary nerve.
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Where do preganglionic parasympathetic fibers destined for the lacrimal glands synapse?

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  1. The pterygopalatine ganglion.
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47
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What innervates the cricothyroid?

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  1. The superior laryngeal nerve (of CN X).
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What fibers travel in the juxtarestiform body?

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  1. Vestibulocerebellars and cerebellovestibulars.
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What region of primary somesthetic cortex do muscle spindles project?

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  1. 3a.
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What artery perfuses the retrolenticular internal capsule?

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  1. The anterior choroidal artery.
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51
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What is the 5-year stroke risk of asymptomatic 80% carotid artery stenosis?

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  1. 16.5% (3.3% per year x 5 years).
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52
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What gene is responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

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  1. Dystrophin (Xp21).
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What cranial nerve is most commonly involved in neurosarcoidosis?

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  1. CN VII.
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What is the most common cause of aseptic (viral) meningitis?

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  1. Enteroviruses.
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55
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What lesions result in downbeat nystagmus?

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  1. Lesions of the cervicomedullary junction.
56
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What intestinal disease is associated with a hypercoagulable state?

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  1. Ulcerative colitis.
57
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What is the most common cause of occult spinal dysraphism?

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  1. Spinal lipoma.
58
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Maternal hyperglycemia is a risk factor for which spinal developmental disorder?

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  1. Caudal regression syndrome.
59
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Trisomy 13 or 18 is associated with what developmental anomaly of the brain?

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  1. Holoprosencephaly.
60
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What neurodegenerative disorder is associated with pre- and postcentral gyrus atrophy and focal arm dystonia?

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  1. Corticobasal degeneration.
61
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What chromosome is abnormal in Huntington’s disease?

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  1. Chromosome 4.
62
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What gene is abnormal in spinobulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy’s disease)?

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  1. The androgen receptor gene (X chromosome).
63
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What neurocutaneous syndrome is associated with sphenoid dysplasia and optic gliomas?

64
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What is the inheritance pattern of Sturge-Weber syndrome?

65
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What neurocutaneous syndrome often presents with epistaxis?

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  1. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber disease).
66
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What HLA allele is associated with multiple sclerosis?

67
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What abnormal compound accumulates in patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy?

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  1. Sulfatide.
68
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What GI tract infection is associated with the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome?

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  1. Campylobacter jejuni infections.
69
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What stage of sleep is associated with night terrors?

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  1. Stages 3 and 4 (deep sleep).
70
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What disorders are associated with incremental responses on repetitive nerve stimulation studies?

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  1. Presynaptic disorders of the neuromuscular junction (Lambert-Eaton syndrome and botulism).
71
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What are the EEG findings of infantile spasms (West syndrome)?

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  1. Hypsarrythmia.
72
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What is the most common pathogen associated with cerebral abscesses?

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  1. Streptococcus milleri.
73
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What is the treatment of choice for toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients?

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  1. Pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine.
74
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What arterial occlusion results in alexia without agraphia?

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  1. Dominant PCA.
75
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What arterial occlusion is classically associated with lateral medullary infarction (Wallenberg’s syndrome)?

76
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What tumor exhibits desmosomes and is vimentin positive?

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  1. Meningioma.
77
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What intracranial tumor is associated with polycythemia?

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  1. Hemangioblastoma.
78
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What is the inheritance pattern of familial cavernomas?

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  1. Autosomal dominant.
79
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What differentiates pituitary hyperplasia from a pituitary adenoma?

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  1. The presence of reticulin with pituitary hyperplasia.
80
Q

What is the composition of the Lewy body?

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  1. Ubiquitin, alpha synuclein, alphaB crystallin, and neurofilaments.
81
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What chromosome is abnormal in Huntington’s disease?

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  1. Chromosome 4.
82
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What enzyme is deficient in Gaucher’s disease?

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  1. Glucocerebrosidase.
83
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What is the most common isolate from cerebral abscesses?

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  1. Streptococcus milleri.
84
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What leukodystrophy involves the subcortical U fibers and results from deficiencies of the enzyme aspartoacylase?

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  1. Canavan’s disease.
85
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What allele is commonly associated with multiple sclerosis?

86
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What type of closed head injury often affects the splenium of the corpus callosum?

87
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What cranial nerve is most commonly involved with neurosarcoidosis?

88
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What type of CNS tumor is associated with syncytiotrophoblasts?

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  1. Choriocarcinoma.
89
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What type of CNS tumor exhibits “stag horn” vasculature?

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  1. Hemangiopericytoma.
90
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What is the most common chromosomal abnormality in meningiomas?

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  1. Monosomy 22.
91
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What CNS tumor is often associated with prominent granulomatous inflammation?

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  1. Germinoma.
92
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What is the most common chromosomal abnormality in GBM?

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  1. Gains of chromosome 7 or 20.
93
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What is the most common molecular abnormality in GBM?

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  1. Allelic loss of 10p and 10q.
94
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What disorder exhibits ballooned neurons and atrophy of the pre- and postcentral gyri?

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  1. Corticobasal degeneration.
95
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What is the appearance of an acute intracerebral hematoma on T2WI?

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  1. Markedly hypointense to surrounding brain.
96
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What is the most common location of a spinal meningioma?

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  1. Thoracic spine.
97
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What is the most common location of choroid plexus papillomas in children?

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  1. The lateral ventricles.
98
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What tumor has signal characteristics that are similar to CSF on T1 and T2 but also often exhibits increased signal on DWI?

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  1. Epidermoid.
99
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What is the most common location for spinal cellular ependymomas?

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  1. Intramedullary in the cervical spinal cord.
100
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What is the most common chromosomal abnormality in meningiomas?

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  1. Monosomy 22.
101
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What intramedullary spinal cord tumor is associated with NF-2?

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  1. Ependymoma.
102
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What is the only non-enhancing intraventricular tumor?

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  1. Subependymoma.
103
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What is the mechanism of injury in Hangman’s fractures?

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  1. Hyperextension.
104
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What blood vessel is most commonly responsible for compression of the trigeminal nerve with trigeminal neuralgia?

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  1. Superior cerebellar artery.
105
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What is the method activity of BCNU?

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  1. DNA alkylating agent.
106
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What is the primary contraindication to the surgical treatment of Parkinson’s disease?

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  1. No significant response to prior medical therapy with L-dopa.
107
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What is the treatment of choice for chronic, intractable brachial plexus avulsion pain?

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  1. DREZ lesioning.
108
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What is the most common mechanism of injury in patients with odontoid fractures?

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  1. Hyperflexion injuries.
109
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What type of spinal AVM consists of a dural AV fistula and often presents with chronic neurological deterioration secondary to venous hypertension?

110
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What is the surgical treatment of choice in children with frequent atonic seizures that are refractory to medical therapies?

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  1. Corpus callosotomy.
111
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What basal cisterns contain portions of the basal vein of Rosenthal?

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  1. The ambient and crural cisterns.
112
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What structure separates the facial nerve from the superior vestibular nerve?

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  1. Bill’s bar.
113
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What structure separates the chiasmatic cistern from the interpeduncular cistern?

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  1. Liliequist’s membrane.
114
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What cranial nerve palsy is associated with Gradenigo’s syndrome?

115
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What is the most common cause of malignant cerebral edema within 24 hours of the initial closed head injury in the pediatric population?

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  1. Hyperemia.
116
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What is unique about distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms?

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  1. They commonly result from trauma against the falx or are mycotic in nature.
117
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What is the annual hemorrhage risk of intracranial AVMs?

118
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Where is the mosts common intracranial location for dural AV fistulas?

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  1. Along the transverse sinus.
119
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What feature of dural AV fistula necessitates treatment?

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  1. The presence of retrograde cortical venous drainage.
120
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What is the inheritance pattern for familial cavernomas?

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  1. Autosomal dominant.
121
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What cranial nerves are susceptible to injury during carotid endarterectomy?

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  1. The hypoglossal nerve and the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve.
122
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What familial syndrome is associated with pituitary adenomas?

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  1. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
123
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What is the most common pineal region tumor in children?

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  1. Germinoma.
124
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What is the most common pattern of hearing loss in patients with acoustic neuromas?

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  1. High frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
125
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What level is most commonly involved with degenerative isthmic spondylolisthesis?

126
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What approach is associated with the highest morbidity in the treatment of thoracic disc herniations?

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  1. Dorsal laminectomy.
127
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What condition results in prominent lymphocyte casts on urinalysis?

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  1. Acute interstitial nephritis.
128
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What EKG findings are associated with hyperkalemia?

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  1. Peaked T waves and a prolonged PR interval and QRS duration.
129
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What is the treatment of choice for arsenic poisoning?

130
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What inhalational anesthetic is associated with a decreased seizure threshold?

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  1. Enflurane.
131
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What blood product should be used in the treatment of coagulopathy associated with von Willebrand’s disease?

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  1. Cryoprecipitate.
132
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What disorder exhibits prominent epithelial cell casts on urinalysis?

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  1. Acute tubular necrosis.
133
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What is the most sensitive method of diagnosing an intraoperative venous air embolus?

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  1. Transesophageal echo.
134
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What position is ideal to minimize complications from a venous air embolism?

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  1. Left lateral decubitus.
135
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What barbiturate lowers seizure threshold?

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  1. Methohexital.

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