Neurosurgery Module II - Neuro-oncology

Broca's area is the area responsible for language expression, and is present in the dominant hemisphere (usually left) in the ...

The lateral fissure of the brain is also known as the [blank_start]sylvian[blank_end] fissure

There is a 6th lobe to the brain that serves for complex emotional functions and contains a major component of the memory system called the [blank_start]hippocampus[blank_end]. This lobe is called the [blank_start]limbic[blank_end] lobe.

The two hemispheres of the cerebellum are connected by a midline structure called the [blank_start]vermis[blank_end]

Cerebellar dysfunction can produce various symptoms. Match the symptom to its definition below. [blank_start]Scanning Dysarthria[blank_end]: patient speaks slowly with poor articulation of speech. [blank_start]Ataxia[blank_end]: patients may suffer from a 'broad-based' gait. [blank_start]Nystagmus[blank_end]: carry out the H-test for extraocular muscle function and notice if there is any. [blank_start]Intention tremor[blank_end]: ask the patient to do the finger-nose test [blank_start]Dysdiadochokinesia[blank_end]: impairment of rapid alternating movements. Ask the patient to perform quick, alternating pronation and supination of the hand. [blank_start]Hypotonia[blank_end]: reduced tone.

Parkinson's disease occurs due to neuronal loss and deposition of [blank_start]lewy[blank_end] bodies in specific areas of the brain, including which part of the basal ganglia? [blank_start]Substantia Nigra[blank_end]

Label the parts of the brain scan shown below.

What lobe is shown in the diagram? The [blank_start]Insular[blank_end] Lobe (don't include side)

Damage to which lobe of the brain would result in such things as dyscalculia, dysgraphia and left-right disorientation? The [blank_start]Parietal[blank_end] Lobe

Damage to which lobe of the brain would result in urinary incontinence due to disruption of the micturition inhibition centre? The [blank_start]Frontal[blank_end] Lobe

Damage to which lobe of the brain would cause visual hallucinations? The [blank_start]Occipital[blank_end] Lobe

What is the most frequently occurring malignant primary CNS tumour?

An acoustic neuroma is another name for a [blank_start]vestibular schwannoma[blank_end]

If a child develops a vestibular schwannoma then what genetic disorder should be suspected? [blank_start]Neurofibromatosis Type II[blank_end]