Cellular Pathology of the Nervous System — MCQs

A 21-year-old woman incurs a blow to her head from a fall while mountain biking. She then has loss of consciousness for 5 minutes. On examination her deep tendon reflexes are diminished. A head CT scan 6 hours later shows no abnormalities. She recovers over the next week, with no neurologic deficits, but cannot remember this event. During the next year she has irritability, headache, difficulty sleeping, trouble concentrating, and fatigue. Which of the following is the most likely consequence from her injury?

What are Gitter cells?

Which of the following statements about peripheral nerve injury is false?

What is the appropriate fluid management in the case of an intracerebral hemorrhage?

Two or more oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid are most often positive in-

What is not a feature of raised ICP

Neurological complications of meningitis include all of the following except:

Irreversible cell injury is indicated by

Histopathological feature of HIV encephalitis is/are-

What is the primary pathological mechanism in classical Guillain-Barré syndrome affecting the peripheral nervous system?