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ANATOMY: Analyze the cases described below and identify the functional area affected. (3 Marks) A patient presents to the emergency room, although conscious and able to comprehend speech, and produces speech with great difficulty. [BLANK-1] A patient presents with tingling and twitching on one side of their body, that spreads to other areas on the same side. [BLANK-2] Patient has difficulty understanding spoken and written speech. [BLANK-3]

What are the skeletal manifestations of hyperparathyroidism? (2) [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2]

RADIOLOGY: Study the following image and answer the following questions. Picture2.png a) Identify the above view and investigation. (3) [BLANK-1] b) Identify the pathology seen on the image. (2) [BLANK-2] c) Which arterial territory is involved? (1) [BLANK-3]

State if the following statements are true or false. (14) a) Bone window is used to evaluate possible fractures of the skull on CT.  [BLANK-1] b) IV contrast is given for brain abscess if there is no contraindication. [BLANK-2] c) Subdural fluid is lentiform shaped. [BLANK-3] d) MRI is the best imaging study for brain tumors.  [BLANK-4] e) Meningioma is a tumor that arises from the meninges. [BLANK-5] f) Some malignant process can metastasize to the brain. [BLANK-6] g) Cerebral infarcts are hypodense if not in the hyperacute phase. [BLANK-7]

List the three major pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular disease? (3) [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2] [BLANK-3]

ANATOMY: What are the TWO main connections of the subthalamic nucleus? (2 Marks) [BLANK-1]

Discuss the triad of manifestation of Graves’ disease. (3) [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2] [BLANK-3]

Discuss cerebral edema under the following headings: Definition (1) [BLANK-1] Types (5) [BLANK-2]

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