Medical imaging of paediatric neurological presentations

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Averil Tam
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1. TRUE/FALSE? A. In children, significant intracranial trauma frequently occurs without bony injury. True. Significant intracranial trauma frequently occurs with no bony injury.
1. TRUE/FALSE? B. Extradural haematoma has a lentiform appearance on CT scan. True. Extradural haematoma has a lentiform appearance on CT scan.
1. TRUE/FALSE? C. The commonest posterior fossa lesion in childhood is neuroblastoma. False. Medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, ependymoma.
1. TRUE/FALSE? D. In hydrocephalus, a Computerized Tomography (CT) scan is useful for showing ventricular dilatation and obstructive lesions. True. CT scan in hydrocephalus can reveal ventricular dilatation and obstructive lesions. MRI is useful to show atrophy, intraventricular bleeding and space occupying lesions.
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