Trauma to the Central Nervous System — Flashcards

Loss of _____ matter of the brain on post-mortem is seen in cyanide poisoning

The _____ is most likely to show evidence of damage in the case of a hypoxic brain injury.

Downward transtentorial (central) herniation may result in rupture of the _____ branches of the basilar artery, which cause Duret hemorrhages

_____ ischemic strokes result in a hemorrhagic (red) infarct at the periphery of the cortex

Cerebral ischemia of the neocortex typically affects layers _____, 5, and 6, causing cortical laminar necrosis

_____ herniation may result in compression of the anterior cerebral artery, which causes infarction

Tuberculous caseous foci in brain, meninges and spinal cord is known as _____ focus.

What CNS tumor is seen in the histology slide below? _____

Spheno-orbital encephalocoele, due to dysplasia of the greater wing of the sphenoid is commonly seen in _____

Hint: inherited condition

Which feature of von Hippel-Lindau disease is seen in the image below? _____