Neurological Disorders Quiz
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What does intracranial compliance represent?

  • Change in pressure per unit change in volume
  • Change in volume per unit change in pressure (correct)
  • Change in volume per unit change in temperature
  • Change in temperature per unit change in volume

    • Which of the following is NOT a common cause of increased ICP?

  • Encephalopathies
  • Toxins
  • Atrial fibrillation (correct)
  • Vascular lesion

    • Interstitial edema is characterized by:

  • Increased water content of periventricular white matter (correct)
  • Neurons, glia, and endothelial cells shrink
  • Normal appearance of neurons and glia
  • Decrease in cellular energy (ATP)

    • Which condition responds well to therapies intended to reduce it?

    <p>Interstitial hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common clinical presentation of a patient with increased ICP?

    <p>Pupillary dilation and altered consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Failure of normal homeostatic mechanisms that maintain cell size is characteristic of:

    <p>Hypoxic-ischemic injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average volume of the intracranial cavity?

    <p>1700 ml</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a component in the Monro-Kellie Hypothesis?

    <p>Increased intracranial cavity volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common cause of increased intracranial pressure?

    <p>Intracranial hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding intracranial compliance?

    <p>It decreases in conditions with increased brain volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of edema involves fluid accumulation within brain cells?

    <p>Cytotoxic edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a common clinical presentation of a patient with increased intracranial pressure?

    <p>Headache and altered mental status</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ICP stand for in the context of the text?

    <p>Intracranial Pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal Intracranial Pressure (ICP) value for adults stated in the text?

    <p>8 mmHg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of increased BP in relation to ICP mentioned in the text?

    <p>Increased BP also increases ICP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does decreased cerebral perfusion pressure pose a risk of developing, as per the text?

    <p>Stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cerebral herniation as defined in the text?

    <p>Displacement of brain tissue into an adjacent compartment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the possible spaces for brain tissue shift in cases of cerebral herniation, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Below the falx and tentorium cerebelli</p> Signup and view all the answers

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