Brain dissection

    Cards (5)

    • 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
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