SA focal brain lesions exam 2

Question 1

most common PBT

Answer 1

meningioma

Question 2

what are gliomas common in? age and type?

Answer 2

middle age, brachycephalic, older than 8

Question 3

definitive diagnosis?

Answer 3

biopsy

Question 4

most common focal SBT.

Answer 4

pituitary tumors

Question 5

what is the most common sign of focal cerebrovascular disease

Answer 5

stroke

Question 6

what is the largest risk factor for a stroke

Answer 6

hypertension. a type of ischemic stroke

Question 7

what are the basic clinical signs of a cerebrovascular lesion. stroke

Answer 7

focal nonprogressive but persistent signs.

Question 8

what is the cause of feline ischemic encephalopathy

Answer 8

cuterebra aberrant migration

Question 9

feline circling, seizures, dementia, blndness

Answer 9

FIE

Question 10

what artery is affected in FIE

Answer 10

middle cerebral artery

Question 11

treatment for cryptococci causing multifocal brain lesion

Answer 11

amphotericen and fluconazole/flucytosol. for 3 months

Question 12

stiff stifle in puppies, polyradiculoneuritis. diag and treatment

Answer 12

neosporosis. tx: clindamycin but the stiff stifle is permanent

Question 13

what are the multi focal SBT in dogs? cats?

Answer 13

dogs: hemangiosarcoma
cats: lymphoma

Question 14

geriatric animal. DISHA disorientation, sleep abn, house soiling, anxiety. treatment?

Answer 14

cognitive dysfunction syndrome. tx: anapril and enrichment

Question 15

most common cause of congenital obstructive hydrocephalus?

Answer 15

stenosis of the mesencephalic aqueduct

Question 15

cervical ventroflexion. vestibular ataxia, mydriasis. cat.

Answer 15

thiamin B1 deficiency

Question 16

during global brain ischemia, where do the neurons die first

Answer 16

cerebral cortex grey matter