Neurology — Flashcards

Flashcard 651: Patients with encephalitis & parotid gland swelling may suggest an underlying cause of _____

Answer: mumps

Flashcard 652: Best initial test for suspected brain abscess: _____

Answer: Contrast-enhanced CT scan

Extra: Brain abscess classic appearance: Ring-enhancing lesion with central necrosis and surrounding vasogenic edema. \nNote: Lumbar puncture is generally contraindicated if a brain abscess is suspected due to the risk of herniation.

Flashcard 653: Strokes involving the _____ cerebral artery may cause paralysis and sensory loss of the contralateral lower limb

Answer: anterior

Flashcard 654: Encephalitis is most commonly caused by _____

Answer: HSV-1

Flashcard 655: Anxiety & excitement _____ essential tremors

Answer: exacerbates

Flashcard 656: What symptom/clinical sign helps differentiate meningitis, encephalitis from brain abscesses? _____

Answer: Focal neurological deficits

Flashcard 657: Which cerebral artery supplies the occipital lobe? _____

Answer: Posterior cerebral artery

Flashcard 658: The most common cause of cerebral abscesses in HIV patients is _____

Answer: toxoplasmosis (protozoa)

Flashcard 659: What is the most accurate investigation for brain abscess? _____

Answer: Biopsy

Flashcard 660: Which cerebral artery supplies the superior ~1 inch of the frontal/parietal cortex? _____

Answer: Anterior cerebral artery