Neurology — Flashcards

What are the main principles of management for brain abscess? _____ Surgical therapy → burr hole drainage / craniotomy if larger, multiloculated abscesses

Viral encephalitis in neonates is more commonly caused by _____

Essential tremors are typically _____

Hint: uni-/bilateral

Which cerebral artery supplies most of the lateral surface of the cerebral hemisphere? _____

Which cerebral artery supplies the anterior four-fifths of the corpus callosum? _____

What is the differential diagnosis of ring-enhancing brain lesions on CT/MRI? _____

What is the best initial test for suspected brain abscess? _____

Encephalitis is most commonly caused by _____

Patients my refer to TIAs as "_____"

TIAs are now described as brief neurological impairment from cerebral, spinal, or retinal ischaemia _____