Your Name: Siu Pan Cho
Theme: Cerebrovascular
OPTION LIST
|
A |
Amyloidosis |
I |
Posterior
cerebral artery |
|
B |
Anterior
cerebral artery |
J |
Stroke |
|
C |
Bacterial
Meningitis |
K |
Subarachnoid haemorrhage |
|
D |
|
L |
Transient
ischaemic attack (TIA) |
|
E |
Extradural haemorrhage |
M |
Vertebrobasilar circulation |
|
F |
Hydrocephalus |
N |
Viral
Meningitis |
|
G |
Lacunar Infarcts |
O |
|
|
H |
Middle
cerebral artery |
P |
|
For each scenario below, choose the
most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more
than once or not at all.
1. Occlusion
of this cerebral vessel can cause weakness and numbness in the contralateral lower limb and similar but milder symptoms in
the contralateral upper limb.
2. A
35-year old patient presented to A&E complaining of severe headache and
vomiting. He indicated that his headache feels like he had “been kicked in the
back of his head”. On examination, there are signs of nick stiffness and
retinal haemorrhage. The most likely differential diagnosis is…
3. This
group of ischaemic brain lesions typically affect the
basal ganglia, internal capsule, thalamus and pons
and are smaller than 1cm.
4. This
structural abnormality of cerebral vessels usually affects the branching points
of the circle or Willis and is a risk of regional infarcts in young patients.
5. Transtentorial herniations can
potentially compromise the sufficiency this particular part of the cerebral
circulation and cause occipital lobe infarction.
ANSWERS
|
1. B |
2. K |
3. G |
4. D |
5. I |