NBR 2 - Neurosurgery Flashcards
Caudate Nucleus

D
Choroid Plexus

I
Foramen of Monroe

F
- Column of the fornix

B
- Septum Pellucidum

A
- thalamostriate vein

G
- Thalamus

H
- Body of the fornix

C
- Anterior Caudate Vein

E
- Surgical procedures utilized in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis include
I. upper cervical ventral rhizotomies and spinal accessory neurectomy
II. stereotactic thalamotomy
III. microvascular decompression of the spinal accessory nerve
IV. myotomy
A. I, II, III
B. I, III
C. II, IV
D. IV
E. all of the above
E
- Which surgical approach for thoracic disk herniations is associated with the highest rate of neurologic injury?
A. costotransversectomy
B. lateral extracavitary
C. midline laminectomy
D. transpedicular
E. transthoracic
E
- Which surgical approach for thoracic disk herniations is associated with the highest rate of neurologic injury?
A. costotransversectomy
B. lateral extracavitary
C. midline laminectomy
D. transpedicular
E. transthoracic
A
- Each of the following is characteristic of complex regional pain syndrome II ( causalgia) except
A. atrophic changes in the limb
B. hypesthesia
C. increased sweating
D. lack of major motor deficit
E. good relief with sympathetic block
B
For questions 14 to 18,
match the description with the structure.
A. dermoid cyst
B. epidermoid cyst
C. both
D. neither
- Bacterial Meningitis
A
For questions 14 to 18,
match the description with the structure.
A. dermoid cyst
B. epidermoid cyst
C. both
D. neither
- Aseptic Meningitis
B
For questions 14 to 18,
match the description with the structure.
A. dermoid cyst
B. epidermoid cyst
C. both
D. neither
- Associated Congenital Malformations
A
For questions 14 to 18,
match the description with the structure.
A. dermoid cyst
B. epidermoid cyst
C. both
D. neither
- Most Often Midline
A
For questions 14 to 18,
match the description with the structure.
A. dermoid cyst
B. epidermoid cyst
C. both
D. neither
- Responsive to radiation therapy
D
- Ventricular enlargement from choroid plexus papillomas can be secondary to
I. entrapment of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
II. decreased absorption of CSF from hemorrhage-induced arachnoiditis
III. tumor growth
IV. excessive production of CSF
A. I, II, III
B. I, III
C. II, IV
D. IV
E. all of the above
E
- Which approach is favored for a patient with an 8 mm acoustic neuroma in which hearing preservation is a goal?
A. middle fossa
B. suboccipital
C. trans labyrinthine
A
- Uncinate seizures typically produce
A. auditory hallucinations
B. gustatory hallucinations
C. olfactory hallucinations
D. vertiginous sensations
E. visual seizures
C
For questions 22 to 25, match the description with the structure.
A. calcarine sulcus
B. lateral mesencephalic sulcus
C. posterior communicating artery
D. tectal plate
- Separates the PI and P2A segments of the posterior cerebral artery
C
For questions 22 to 25, match the description with the structure.
A. calcarine sulcus
B. lateral mesencephalic sulcus
C. posterior communicating artery
D. tectal plate
- Separates the P2A and P2P segments of the posterior cerebral artery
B
For questions 22 to 25, match the description with the structure.
A. calcarine sulcus
B. lateral mesencephalic sulcus
C. posterior communicating artery
D. tectal plate
24.separates the P2P and P3 segments of the posterior cerebral artery
D


