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8.) Stroke in the young refers to a stroke 12.) Which stroke syndrome affects
affecting a person below memory?
a. 55 y.o. a. ACA
b. 60 y.o. b. MCA
c. 45 y.o. c. PCA
d. 50 y.o. d. VBA
e. None of the above e. None of the above
9.) The following blood vessels form the 13.) What area of the brain is responsible
circle of Willis, EXCEPT: for differentiating types of texture and
intensities of vibration?
a. ACA
b. Anterior communicating artery a. Areas 9, 10, 11, 12
c. PCA b. Areas 5, 7
d. MCA c. Area 43
e. None of the above d. Areas 3, 1, 2
e. None of the above
10.) Occurs in the presence of
thrombolytic dises and is the result of 14.) What type of aphasia that presents
temporary blood ischemia in the brain and with poor comprehension, but normal
surrounding tissues. Does not show repetition?
changes on CT scan or MRI:
a. Broca’s aphasia
a. RIND b. Wernicke’s aphasia
b. Complete stroke c. Transcortical motor aphasia
c. Stroke in evolution d. Global aphasia
d. TIA e. Transcortical sensory aphasia
e. None of the above
15.) Global aphasia results from occlusion
11.) A 72-year old woman has abrupt of the upper trunk of the MCA. It affects
onset of right face and hand weakness, the 3rd frontal convolution and the
disturbed speech production and posterior part of the superior temporal
homonymous hemianopsia. This is most gyrus.
likely attributable to occlusion of which of
the following areteries? a. First statement is true. Second
statement is false.
a. MCA b. First statement is false. Second
b. ACA statement is true.
c. Vertebrobasilar artery c. Both statements are true.
d. PICA d. Both statements are false.
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