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Calcification may be found in the following intracranial tumours
A Meningioma
B Ependymoma
C Oligodendroglioma
D Glioblastoma multiforme (GB
E Astrocytoma
Differences in the way men and women process language are of special interest to brain researchers. It is known that 'aphasia' , a kind of speech disorder , is more common in men than in women when the left side of the brain is damaged in an accident or after a stroke. However , women are more likely than men to suffer 'aphasia' when the front part of the brain is damaged . The idea implied in the above passage is -
A Brain damaged can be caused by an accident
B Brains of men and women are organized differently in the way they process speech
C Both sides of the brain are responsible for speech organization
D Brain researchers are locked in argument over the process of language development
Increased intracranial pressure in children may Cause
A Cranial enlargement
B An increase in cerebral blood flow
C Arterial hypertension
D Squinting and loss of smell
E Cupping of the optic disc
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
A Is more common in woman
B May present with false localizing sign
C May complicate therapy with tetracycline
D Presents with episodic altered consciousness
E Requires regular venesection
Features of raised intracranial pressure are
A Headache
B Bradycardia
C Hypertension
D Primary optic atrophy
E Tachypnoea
Raised intracranial pressure may cause
A Diminished consciousness
B Tonsillar herniation
C Papilloedema
D Tachycardia
E Lower systolic Blood pressure
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is characterized by
A Normal CSF profile
B Normal CT scan of brain
C CSF pressure > 250 mm of H2O
D Abnormal finding in MRI of brain
E No papilloedema
Features of headache due to raised intracranial pressure include
A Worse in the morning
B Not relived by analgesia
C Worse with straining
D Mild in nature
E Worse on bending backward
Features of raised intracranial pressure include
A Headache
B Vomiting
C Papilloedema
D Diplopia
E VIII nerve palsy
Anaesthetic agents that increase the intracranial pressure is/are
A Sevoflurane
B Halothane
C Thiopentone sodium
D Lignocaine
E Propofol

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