Iddo Tut#2 Flashcards
1
Q
how does someone with unilateral hearing loss report?
A
poor localisation
difficulty hearing on phone
2
Q
Wernicke’s
A
angular gyrus: temporal-parietal region
3
Q
what is involved in repetition?
A
arcuate fascicules
4
Q
Broca’s ppl feel how?
A
frustrated
5
Q
what is gerstmann syndrome? 4 classic symptoms?
A
Dysgraphia/agraphia: deficiency in the ability to write[2][3]
Dyscalculia/acalculia: difficulty in learning or comprehending mathematics[2][3]
Finger agnosia: inability to distinguish the fingers on the hand[2][3]
Left-right disorientation[2][3]
6
Q
2 hyperacute sudden onset in Neurosurg?
A
vascular
seizures
7
Q
main reason why you don’t give someone steroids with peripheral brain tumour?
A
primary CNS lymphoma, steroids would ruin the biopsy
