Neuro week 2 warm up quiz

A 90 year old woman is brought into A+E with sudden onset of left sided facial drooping, slurred speech and inability to use her left arm.

PMHx – Hypertension, Diabetes and an ex-Smoker.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

• Epileptic fit

• Stroke

• Guillain barre syndrome

• MI

Following the acute management, imaging of the brain is requested. The results are shown in the picture, what type of imaging is this?

• CT

• MRI

• XRAY

• PET Scan

What plane is this CT Head taken in?

• Oblique

• Coronal

• Sagittal

• Axial

Based on the history and head imaging, which blood vessel is most likely involved?

• Left middle cerebral artery

• Right middle cerebral artery

• Left anterior cerebral artery

• Left temporal artery

The Middle Cerebral artery is a branch of ________ artery.