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Neurosurgery quiz
If you want to test your neurosurgical knowledge, have a go at this quiz!
Answers at the bottom of the page
Questions:
1) Identify the blank label

2) Identify the blank label

3) A gliobastoma is defined as:
A) Grade II astrocytoma
B) Grade IV astrocytoma
C) Meningioma
4) Which of these is NOT a risk factor for meningiomas:
A) Neurofibromatosis type 2
B) Radiation exposure
C) Sarcoidosis
5) Deep brain stimulation is NOT used to treat:
A) Parkinson's disease
B) Essential tremor
C) Alzheimer's disease
6) Which access route is commonly used in pituitary adenoma resection?
A) Trans-spheniodal
B) Trans-cranial
C) Trans-orbital
7) A berry aneurysm is most commonly seen in the:
A) Middle cerebral artery
B) Anterior communicating artery
C) Basilar artery
8) The most severe form of spina bifida is:
A) Spina bifida occulta
B) Meningocele
C) Myelomeningocele
9) Which of these is NOT an option for surgical management of a prolapsed disc?
A) Percutaneous nucleotomy
B) Ventriculostomy
C) Open discectomy
10) Neurocysticercosis is the leading cause of acquired epilepsy in the developing world, and is due to:
A) Taenia Solium tapeworm infection
B) Lyme disease
C) Malaria
Answers:
1)Transverse foramen
2) Pre-central sulcus
3) B Grade IV astrocytoma
4) C Sarcoidosis
5) C Alzheimer's disease
6) A Trans-sphenoidal
7) B Anterior communicating artery
8) C Myelomeningocele
9) B Ventriculostomy
10) A Taenia Solium tapeworm infection