Spine Tumors and Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ view is preferred to aid the diagnosis of acoustic neuroma and apical petrositis

Answer: Towne's

Flashcard 2: The mnemonic for CP angle tumors is SAME:S : _____A : Aneurysm, arachnoid cystM : Meningioma, metastasesE : Epidermoid cyst, Ependymoma

Answer: Schwannoma (8th>5th)

Flashcard 3: What is the investigation of choice for diagnosing brain abscess?_____

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 4: Imaging of _____ (CNS tumor) reveals a round mass attached to the dura (via a "tail")

Answer: meningioma

Flashcard 5: What is the investigation of choice to identify nerve damage in SCIWORA?_____

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 6: The linear extension of enhancement of the dura, beyond the segment on which the tumor is based is seen in _____, also known as Dural tail sign

Answer: Meningioma

Flashcard 7: MRI in _____ CJD shows hyperintensity in the caudate and putamen on FLAIR or DWI.

Answer: Sporadic (sCJD)

Extra: Variant CJD (vCJD) is classically associated with the **pulvinar sign** (hyperintensity of the posterior thalamus) and the **hockey stick sign** (hyperintensity of the pulvinar and dorsomedial thalamic nuclei).

Flashcard 8: Expansion of the contrast-filled space in myelography is seen in _____dural extramedullary tumor.

Answer: intra

Flashcard 9: Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) characteristically causes a palsy of which cranial nerve?\n\n_____

Answer: CN VI

Flashcard 10: CT scan shows a concavo-convex-shaped hematoma is suggestive of a _____ hematoma

Answer: subdural