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Neurosurgery
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage is | Hypertension |
| A tumor arising from the covering of the brain is a | Meningioma |
| An encapsulated collection of blood over a cerebral hemisphere, producing intracranial pressure, is called a/an | Subdural hematoma |
| Surgical trauma to the first and second cranial nerves would cause the of smell and | Sight |
| Meniere's disease is associated with which cranial nerve | VIII |
| The cause of arteriovenous malformations is a/an | Congenital defect |
| The procedure that involves freeing up a nerve from adhesions for restoration of function is called | Neurolysis |
| The incomplete closure of the vertebral arches in the newborn is | Spina bifida |
| The surgical resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to relieve pain is a called | Rhizotomy |
| A procedure to remove intractable pain due to terminal cancer is | Cordotomy |
| A Gigli saw is used during a/an | Craniotomy |
| Repair of a cranial defect is called | Craniectomy |
| Burr holes are created for all of the following pathologies EXCEPT | Dysraphism |
| Compression of the median nerve of the wrist is relieved by performing a/an | Carpal tunnel release |
| A self-retaining neurosurgical retractor is | Leyla-Yasargil |
| The procedure to treat hydrocephalus is | Shunt |
| All of the following agents control bleeding in the skin and glia EXCEPT | Thrombin |
| The procedure to treat trigeminal neuralgia is | Decompression |
| Posterior fossa exploration is facilitated through a ____ approach | Suboccipital |
| All of the following are used to attain hemostasis during neurosurgery EXCEPT | Monopolar electrosurgery |
| The self-retaining retractor used during a lumbar laminectomy is | Beckman |
| A diagnostic study involving the injection of radiopaque dye into the spinal subarachnoid space is a/an | Myelogram |
| A type of scalp clips is | Raney |
| All of the following instruments could could be used during a laminectomy EXCEPT | Burr |
| The dura mater is closed with suture | 4-0 silk |
| Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is performed for | Pituitary tumor |
| The condition of premature closure of the infant suture lines is called | Craniosynostosi |
| During a craniotomy, the instrument commonly used to separate the dura from the cranium is a/an | Penfield dissector |
| Where is the catheter placed when performing the procedure to treat hydrocephalus | Lateral ventricle |
| Which of the following is an approach to the sella turcica for a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy | Upper gum margin |
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