Brain Infections and Inflammations

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Which condition is characterized by inflammation of the brain tissue?

Brain Abscess

Encephalitis (correct)

Viral Meningitis

Bacterial Meningitis

What is the main cause of a brain abscess?

Severe head trauma

Bacterial infection (correct)

Inflammation of the meninges

Viral infection

Which type of meningitis is caused by a virus?

Brain Abscess

Viral Meningitis (correct)

Bacterial Meningitis

Encephalitis

Which type of meningitis is characterized by inflammation caused by bacteria?

Bacterial meningitis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the biggest risk factor for stroke?

High blood pressure (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which medical imaging technique is typically used to rule out bleeding in stroke diagnosis?

CT scan (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel or an abnormal vascular structure?

Hemorrhagic stroke (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stroke is caused by a lack of blood flow to the brain?

Ischemic stroke (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the main signs and symptoms of stroke?

Inability to move or feel on one side of the body, problems understanding or speaking, dizziness (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which medical imaging technique is typically used to rule out bleeding in stroke diagnosis?

CT scan (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are the long-term complications that may occur after a stroke?

Pneumonia and loss of bladder control (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of ischemic stroke?

Lack of blood flow to the brain (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stroke accounts for the majority of stroke cases?

Ischemic stroke (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which classification system for acute ischemic stroke relies primarily on the initial symptoms?

Oxford Community Stroke Project classification (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a symptom of stroke?

Loss of vision in one eye (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of hemorrhagic stroke?

High blood pressure (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main types of hemorrhagic stroke?

Intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the mnemonic used to remember the warning signs of stroke?

FAST (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common symptom of stroke?

Inability to move or feel on one side of the body (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which risk factor is NOT associated with stroke?

A previous TIA (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which imaging technique is typically used to rule out ischemia in stroke diagnosis?

MRI scan (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stroke is caused by interruption of the blood supply to the brain?

Ischemic stroke (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for ischemic stroke if detected within three to four-and-a-half hours?

Aspirin (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the second most frequent cause of death after coronary artery disease?

Stroke (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for treatment to attempt recovery of lost function after a stroke?

Stroke rehabilitation (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which classification system is used to classify stroke based on clinical symptoms and further investigations?

TOAST (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stroke involves bleeding within the brain itself?

Intracerebral hemorrhage (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which finding is most likely to lead to the correct identification of a stroke case?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which mnemonic is used to remember the warning signs of stroke?

FAST (C) Signup and view all the answers

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Which condition is characterized by inflammation of the brain tissue?

What is the main cause of a brain abscess?

Which type of meningitis is caused by a virus?

Which type of meningitis is characterized by inflammation caused by bacteria?

What is the biggest risk factor for stroke?

Which medical imaging technique is typically used to rule out bleeding in stroke diagnosis?

Which type of stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel or an abnormal vascular structure?

Which type of stroke is caused by a lack of blood flow to the brain?

What are the main signs and symptoms of stroke?

Which medical imaging technique is typically used to rule out bleeding in stroke diagnosis?

What are the long-term complications that may occur after a stroke?

What is the main cause of ischemic stroke?

Which type of stroke accounts for the majority of stroke cases?

Which classification system for acute ischemic stroke relies primarily on the initial symptoms?

Which of the following is a symptom of stroke?

What is the main cause of hemorrhagic stroke?

What are the two main types of hemorrhagic stroke?

What is the mnemonic used to remember the warning signs of stroke?

What is the most common symptom of stroke?

Which risk factor is NOT associated with stroke?

Which imaging technique is typically used to rule out ischemia in stroke diagnosis?

Which type of stroke is caused by interruption of the blood supply to the brain?

What is the recommended treatment for ischemic stroke if detected within three to four-and-a-half hours?

What is the second most frequent cause of death after coronary artery disease?

What is the term for treatment to attempt recovery of lost function after a stroke?

Which classification system is used to classify stroke based on clinical symptoms and further investigations?

Which type of stroke involves bleeding within the brain itself?

Which finding is most likely to lead to the correct identification of a stroke case?

Which mnemonic is used to remember the warning signs of stroke?

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