SCRNl Examl Reviewl (Latestl 2025/l 2026l Update)l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)
Q:l Regardingl LOC,l whatl canl al trikel causel ifl thel thalamusl isl infarcted?
Answer:
Hyper-somnolence
Q:l Whatl canl al strokel inl thel hypothalamusl disturb?
Answer:
BODYl TEMPERATURE!
Q:l Whatl isl Broca'sl aphasia?
Answer:
Speechl isl 'broken;l expressivel aphasia
Q:l Wherel isl Broca'sl areal located?
Answer:
Posteriorl aspectl ofl frontall lobe
Q:l Whatl isl Wernecke'sl aphasia?
Answer:
"What?"...receptivel aphasia
Q:l Wherel isl Werneckiesl areal located?
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Answer:
Temporo-parietall junction
Q:l Ifl al patientl isl experiencingl hallucinationsl (butl isl awarel ofl theml notl beingl real),l whatl structurel ofl brainl isl mostl likelyl beingl infarcted?
Answer:
Midbrain
Q:l Whenl isl treatmentl forl carotidl stenosisl considered?
Answer:
Stenosis>50%l andl symptomatic
Q:l Wherel isl thel tipl ofl al ventricularl drainl placedl withinl thel skull?
Answer:
Foramenl ofl Monrol ("channel"l thatl liesl betweenl thel laterall ventriclesl andl thel thirdl ventricle)
Q:l Whatl isl thel Cerebrall Amyloidl Angiopathyl CAA?
Answer:
Disorderl inl whichl proteinl depositsl inl brainl damagel vessels,l causingl microl hemorrhagesl andl IMPORTANTl RISKl FACTORl FORl ICH
Q:l Whatl medicationl shouldl bel avoidedl inl patientl withl Cerebrall Amyloidl Angiopathy?
Answer:
Statins
Q:l Whatl isl thel bestl diagnosticl tooll forl SAH?
Answer: 2 / 3
Non-contrastl CTl (NECT)
Q:l Whatl arel thel nursingl considerationl before/afterl cerebrall angiography?
Answer:
Before:l NPOl 4-6l hours,l PT/INR,l allergiesl tol shellfish/iodine,l consent
After:l Bedrestl 6hrs,l HOBl onlyl tol 30l degrees,l assessl forl bleeding/circulation,l avoidl flexingl &l hyperl flexingl affectedl extremityl forl 12-24l hrs,l liberall fluidl intake.
Q:l Whatl isl thel goldl standardl forl diagnosingl vascularl deformities?l (Suchl asl AVM's,l aneurysms,l fístulas,l dissections)
Answer:
Cerebrall Angiography
Q:l Whatl isl thel advantagel ofl MRI?
Answer:
Morel sensitivel thanl CTl forl ischemicl stroke
Q:l Whatl isl digitall subtractionl angiographyl (DSA)l usedl for?l Whatl isl itl bestl atl detecting?
Answer:
DSAl helpsl visualizel vascularl lesionsl andl atheroscleroticl dishes
#1l tol detectl highl gradel STENOSIS
Q:l Whatl isl TCDl usedl for?
Answer:
Identifiedl intracraniall vessell abnormalities,l occlusion,l andl stenosis
VASOSPASMS!
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