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What cranial nerve exits the brainstem in proximity to posterior cerebral artery and superior cerebellar artery?
79%CN III
8%CN IV
5%CN V
8%CN VIII
63 votes • Final resultsWhich of the following intravenous antihypertensive medications has shorter half life and hence quicker offset (in case of a sudden severe drop in BP)?
49%clevidipine
51%nicardipine
39 votes • Final results“Clevidipine has an extremely short half-life of approximately 1 minute as it is rapidly metabolized by blood and tissue esterases. The rapid onset and the short duration of action permit tighter and closer adjustment of the blood pressure than is possible with other IV agents”
Superior hypophyseal artery arises from which vessel
41%Supraclinoid ICA
14%Petrosal ICA
16%ACA
30%Cavernous ICA
37 votes • Final resultswhat is considered a relative contraindication for carotid endarterectomy?
64%Prior neck irradiation
24%Hx of stroke 2 weeks ago
12%99% carotid Stenosis
92 votes • Final resultsSensitivity of head CT in detecting SAH, if performed within first 6 hrs is?
51%90-100%
23%80-90%
13%70-80%
13%<70%
69 votes • Final results
70 y/o s/p fall and head injury one week ago comes in with right sided headaches. No skull fracture. List the abnormalities you see on this CT head without contrast?
Which one of these vessels does NOT primarily supply the corpus callosum @TheAJNR @neuroangio1 @YoungNIR
51%MCA
17%PCA
22%Acomm
10%ACA
138 votes • Final results
What percentage of all non-traumatic, non-aneurysmal intracranial hemorrhage can be attributed to hypertension?
17%20-30
16%30-50
50%50-70
17%70-90
76 votes • Final results