Brain dissection

• A tumour is found to be growing superior to the lateral sulcus and anterior to the central sulcus. In which lobe is the tumour?

  Frontal
• A 68 year old female patient reports sharp, stabbing pain on the left hand side of her face. Further investigation finds that the cause of her symptoms is compression of a nerve when exiting the brainstem (blue dot on the image). Which nerve is being compressed and where is it exiting the brainstem?

  Trigeminal nerve, pons

  
• Following a stroke, a 59 year old male reports a sudden loss of sensation down the right side of his body. Which lobe is most likely to have been damaged?

  Parietal
• A patient suffering from hydrocephalus undergoes ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. According to the image where has the shunt been placed?

  Right lateral ventricle

  
• An 80 year old male reports a reduced ability to remember information and undergoes imaging of his brain. Which area of the brain shows marked atrophy?

  Hippocampus