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pathology ch 8 nervous system
Question | Answer |
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Meningitis can be caused by: | infections traveling from the middle ear, upper respiratory tract, frontal sinus, or through the bloodstream. |
A brain abscess can be caused by an infection from: | the middle ear, paranasal sinuses or mastoid air cells |
Radiographic appearance of pituitary adenoma | enlarged sella turcica, erosion of dorsum sellae |
Most common primary cancer sites: | breast and lung |
Metastatic tumors | reach the brain through the bloodstream |
Radiographic appearance of cerebral contusion: | areas of swelling and small hemorrhages on CT |
Alternate term for a stroke | CVA |
A stroke is caused by: | occlusions to vascular flow resulting in sudden impairment of cerebral blood flow |
May precede a stroke | TIA |