Quiz

1. Structural integrity of the spinal cord at the cellular level can be detected by

   • Q-space imaging

   • diffusion kurtosis imaging

   • high-B radial DWI

   • fiber tractography

2. Which of the following is not an established thoracolumbar trauma classification?

   • Denis classification

   • Ferguson and Allen classification

   • TLICS classification

   • Holdsworth classification

3. Which of the following is the clinical feature of “man-inbarrel syndrome”?

   • Weakness of the legs with relative preservation of arms strength

   • Weakness of the arms with relative preservation of leg strength

   • Symmetrical degree of sensory loss below the level of the lesion

   • Contralateral sensory loss below the level of the lesion

4. Which NASCIS trial showed benefit in spinal cord injury as assessed by the primary outcome measure?

   • NASCIS I

   • NASCIS II

   • NASCIS III

   • None of the above

5. Power's ratio applies only for

   • AAD

   • AOD

   • Down's syndrome

   • odontoid fracture

6. Froment's sign is indicative of compression of

   • ulnar nerve

   • median nerve

   • radial nerve

   • all of the above.

7. Classic Cushing's triad does not include

   • systolic hypertension

   • bradycardia

   • diastolic hypertension

   • irregular respiration

8. Which of the following is not the cause of tension pneumocephalus?

   • When N2O anesthesia is discontinued prior to closure of the dura

   • When a ball-valve effect occurs due to an opening in the intracranial compartment

   • When trapped room temperature expands with warming to body temperature

   • In the presence of gas producing organisms

9. Which of the following dislocation is an artifact?

a.

b.

c.

d.

10. Which of the following is not a scale for CSDH?

    • Markwelder and Reulen

    • Bender and cristoff

    • Nomura and colleagues

    • Gender and Beks

11. In Steele's rule of third the canal at the level of the atlas does not include

    • dens

    • TAL

    • space

    • spinal cord

12. Effendi classification describes about

    • Jefferson's fracture

    • Odontoid fracture

    • Hangman's fracture

    • none of the above

13. Which of the following does not cause instability?

    • Avulsion fracture

    • Teardrop fracture

    • Chance fracture

    • Quadrangular fracture

14. Which of the following is a late complication of traumatic brain injury?

    • Parkinson's disease

    • Motor neuron disease

    • Multiple sclerosis

    • Alzheimer's disease

15. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of shaken baby syndrome?

    • Retinal hemorrhages

    • Cervicomedullary injury

    • Subdural hematoma

    • Subarachnoid hemorrhage

The answers to this quiz will be available in the next issue of the journal.