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Questions and Answers
E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten, ePub
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Top Score for the Neurosurgery Board Examination: Questions and Answers by Drs. Shehzad Safdar Tarar, Zubair Ahmad Khan, Mubashir Malik, Syed Asad Ur Rehman Omer, and Memoona Ejaz covers Greenberg's Handbook of Neurosurgery in chapter-wise fashion.
Organized in 22 parts and 116 chapters, this study prep starts with anatomy and physiology and concludes with procedures, interventions, operations. More than 2,000 multiple choice questions with answer keys provide a reader-friendly resource that enhances acquisition and retention of the vast insights and knowledge contained in Greenberg's Handbook of Neurosurgery.
Key Features
- High-yield questions reflect content covered in board exams
- Mirrors Greenberg's succinct chapter organization format, providing a rapid review
- Classifications and tables help assess core knowledge and enhance understanding
This is an indispensable resource for all neurosurgery board and international postgraduate exit examinations, globally. Neurosurgeons studying for maintenance of certification will also benefit from consulting this practical study companion.
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Part I: Anatomy and Physiology
1 Gross Anatomy, Cranial and Spine
2 Vascular Anatomy
3 Neurophysiology and Regional Brain Syndromes
Part II: General and Neurology
4 Neuroanesthesia
5 Sodium Homeostasis and Osmolality
6 General Neurocritical Care
7 Sedatives, Paralytics, Analgesics
8 Endocrinology
9 Hematology
10 Neurology for Neurosurgeons
11 Neurovascular Disorders and Neurotoxicology
Part III: Imaging and Diagnostics
12 Plain Radiology and Contrast Agents
13 Imaging and Angiography
14 Electrodiagnostics
Part IV: Developmental Anomalies
15 Primary Intracranial Anomalies
16 Primary Spinal Developmental Anomalies
17 Primary Craniospinal Anomalies
Part V: Coma and Brain Death
18 Coma and Coma Scales
19 Brain Death and Organ Donation
Part VI: Infection
20 Bacterial Infections of the Parenchyma and Meninges and Complex Infections
21 Skull, Spine, and Post-Surgical Infections
22 Other Nonbacterial Infections
Part VII: Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
23 Cerebrospinal Fluid
24 Hydrocephalus – General Aspects
25 Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Part VIII: Seizures
26 Seizure Classification and Syndromes
27 Antiseizure Medication (ASM)
28 Special Seizure Considerations
Part IX: Pain
29 Pain
Part X: Peripheral Nerves
30 Peripheral Nerves
31 Entrapment Neuropathies
32 Non-Entrapment Peripheral Neuropathies
Part XI: Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neurotology
33 Neuro-Ophthalmology
34 Neurotology
Part XII: Tumors of the Nervous and Related Systems
35 Tumor Classification and General Information
36 Genetic Tumor Syndromes Involving CNS
37 Adult Diffuse Glioma
38 Pediatric Type Diffuse Tumors
39 Circumscribed Astrocytic Gliomas
40 Glioneuronal and Neuronal Tumors
41 Ependymal Tumors
42 Choroid Plexus Tumors
43 Embryonal Tumors
44 Pineal Tumors and Pineal Region Lesions
45 Cranial and Paraspinal Nerve Tumors
46 Meningiomas (Intracranial)
47 Mesenchymal, Nonmeningothelial Tumors
48 Melanocytic Tumors and CNS Germ Cell Tumors
49 Hematolymphoid Tumors Involving the CNS
50 Tumors of the Sellar Region
51 PitNET/Adenomas—Clinical Considerations
52 Pituitary Tumors Evaluation
53 PitNET/Adenomas—General Management
54 Pit/NETAdenomas—Surgical Management, Outcome, and Recurrence Management
Part XIII: Other Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions
55 Metastases to the CNS
56 Other Tumors, Cysts, and Tumor-Like Lesions
57 Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome (PTCS)
58 Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Skull
59 Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Part XIV: Head Trauma
60 Head Trauma: General Information, Grading, and Initial Management
61 Concussion, High-Altitude Cerebral Edema, Cerebrovascular Injuries
62 Neuromonitoring in Head Trauma
63 Skull Fractures
64 Traumatic Hemorrhagic Conditions
65 Gunshot Wounds and Nonmissile Penetrating Brain Injuries
66 Pediatric Head Injury
67 Head Injury: Long-Term Management, Complications, and Outcome
Part XV: Spine Trauma
68 Spine Injuries—General Information, Neurologic Assessment, Whiplash and Sports-Related Injuries, Pediatric Spine Injuries
69 Management of Spinal Cord Injury
70 Occipitoatlantoaxial Injuries
71 Subaxial (C3 through C7) Injuries/Fractures
72 Thoracic, Lumbar, and Sacral Spine Fracture
73 Penetrating Spine Injuries and Long-Term Complications of Spine Injuries
Part XVI: Nontraumatic Spine and Spinal Cord Conditions
74 Low-Back Pain
75 Lumbar Disk Herniation and Radiculopathy
76 Thoracic Disk Herniation
77 Cervical Disk Herniation
78 Cervical Degenerative Disk Disease and Cervical Myelopathy
79 Spine Measurements
80 Idiopathic Scoliosis
81 Lumbar and Thoracic Degenerative Disk Disease
82 Adult Spinal Deformity and Degenerative Scoliosis
83 Special Conditions Affecting the Spine
84 Special Conditions Affecting the Spinal Cord
Part XVII: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Aneurysms
85 Aneurysms—Introduction, Grading, and Special Conditions
86 Critical Care of Aneurysm Patients
87 SAH from Cerebral Aneurysm Rupture
88 Aneurysm Type by Location
89 Special Aneurysms and Nonaneurysmal SAH
Part XVIII: Vascular Malformations
90 Vascular Malformations
91 Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations
Part XIX: Stroke and Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease
92 Stroke—General Information and Physiology
93 Evaluation and Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
94 Cerebral Arterial Dissections and Moyamoya Disease
95 Other Vascular Occlusive Conditions
96 Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Older Adults
97 ICH in Young Adults and Pediatrics
Part XX: Outcome Assessment
98 Outcome Assessment
Part XXI: Differential Diagnosis
99 Differential Diagnosis by Location or Radiographic Finding—Intracranial
100 Differential Diagnosis by Location or Radiographic Finding—Spine
101 Differential Diagnosis (DDx) by Signs and Symptoms—Primarily Intracranial
102 Differential Diagnosis (DDx) by Signs and Symptoms—Primarily Spine and Other
Part XXII: Procedures, Interventions, Operations
103 Intraoperative Dyes, OR Equipment, Surgical Hemostasis, and Bone Extenders
104 Craniotomies—General Information and Cortical Mapping
105 Posterior Fossa Craniotomies
106 Supratentorial Craniotomies
107 Approaches to the Lateral and Third Ventricles, Decompressive Craniectomies, and Cranioplasty
108 Spine—Cervical
109 Spine—Thoracic and Lumbar
110 Miscellaneous Surgical Procedures
111 Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotactic Neurosurgery
112 Neurovascular Compression Syndromes
113 Pain Procedures
114 Seizure Surgery
115 Radiation Therapy (XRT)
116 Endovascular Neurosurgery
1 Gross Anatomy, Cranial and Spine
1.1 Questions
?? Question 1
According to Brodmann's map of the cytoarchitectonic fields of the human brain, which of the following is Broca's area (motor speech area)? A. 41 B. 42 C. 43 D. 44 E. 45
?? Question 2
According to Brodmann's map of the cytoarchitectonic fields of the human brain, which of the following is Wernicke's area? A. 40 B. 41 C. 42 D. 43 E. 44
?? Question 3
Which of the following Brodmann's area is the precentral gyrus, the primary motor cortex consisting of a large concentration of giant pyramidal cells of Betz? A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10 E. 12
?? Question 4
The junction of lambdoid, occipitomastoid, and parietomastoid sutures is: A. Nasion B. Glabella C. Stephanion D. Asterion E. Lambda
?? Question 5
The junction of coronal suture and superior temporal line is also labeled as: A. Nasion B. Glabella C. Stephanion D. Asterion E. Lambda
?? Question 6
Taylor-Haughton (T-H) lines can be constructed on an angiogram, CT/MRI scout film, or skull X-ray. They can be constructed on the patient in the OR based on visible external landmarks. A line from inferior margin of orbit through the upper margin of the external auditory meatus (EAM) is: A. Frankfurt plane B. Reid's baseline C. Condylar line D. Sylvian fissure line E. Central sulcal line
?? Question 7
Numerous methods utilize external landmarks to locate the motor strip (pre-central gyrus) or the central sulcus (Rolandic fissure) which separates motor strip anteriorly from primary sensory cortex posteriorly. About how far the motor strip usually lies behind the coronal suture? A. 3?cm B. 5?cm C. 8?cm D. 10?cm E. Lies anterior to coronal suture
?? Question 8
To access the potential recipient vessels in the angular gyrus for EC/IC bypass surgery, a 4?cm craniotomy should be performed, and it should be centered around: A. Reid's line B. Condylar line C. Chater's point D. Mastoid notch E. Zygomatic arch
?? Question 9
For non-hydrocephalic ventricles, what is the average length of third ventricles? A. 0.6?cm B. 1.2?cm C. 2.8?cm D. 4?cm E. 5?cm
?? Question 10
Regarding estimates of spinal levels for spine surgery, at what level is the inferior scapular pole posteriorly? A. C6 B. T2 C. T4 D. T6 E. T10
?? Question 11
Regarding estimates of spinal levels for spine surgery, at what level is the carotid tubercle anteriorly? A. C6 B. T2 C. T4 D. T6 E. T10
?? Question 12
Regarding cranial foramina and their contents, middle meningeal artery and vein pass through which of the following? A. Cribriform plate B. Optic canal C. Foramen rotundum D. Foramen ovale E. Foramen spinosum
?? Question 13
Which of the following is not a content of porus acusticus? A. Facial nerve B. Nervus intermedius C. Acoustic portion of vestibulocochlear nerve D. Superior branch of vestibular nerve E. Glossopharyngeal nerve
?? Question 14
What is the average length of frontal horn anterior to foramen of Monro? A. 1?cm B. 1.5?cm C. 2.5?cm D. 4?cm E. 5?cm
?? Question 15
What is the average length of the fourth ventricle at the level of fastigium? A. 0.8?cm B. 1.4?cm C. 2.2?cm D. 2.5?cm E. 3?cm
?? Question 16
Regarding the vascular supply of internal capsule, all of the retrolenticular part including optic radiation and ventral part of posterior limb of internal capsule are supplied by which of the following? A. Anterior choroidal artery B. Lateral striate branches C. Direct distal branches of internal carotid artery D. Terminal branches of middle meningeal artery E. Paramedian artery
?? Question 17
What are the most important structures in maintaining atlantooccipital stability, without which the remaining cruciate ligament and apical dentate ligament are insufficient? A. Tectorial membrane and alar ligament B. Descending bands of cruciate ligament C. Ascending bands of cruciate ligaments D. Anterior and posterior atlantal ligaments E. Anterior and posterior atlantooccipital membranes
?? Question 18
Flexor muscle tone is a function of which descending motor tracts of spinal cord? A. Anterior corticospinal tracts B. Lateral corticospinal tracts C. Rubrospinal tract D. Vestibulospinal tracts E. Medullary reticulospinal tracts ...
