AEMT Neurologic Emergencies Quiz

Seizures may occur as a result of:

• a metabolic problem
• a brain tumor
• a recent or old head injury
• all of the above

The____ controls the most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and pupil constriction

• brainstem
• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• spinal cord

At each vertebra in the neck and back, ___ nerves, called spinal nerves, branch out from the spinal cord and carry signals to and from the body

• two
• three
• four
• five

Brain disorders include all of the following EXCEPT:

• coma
• infection
• hypoglycemia
• tumor

When blood flow to a particular part of the brain is cut off by a blockage inside a cerebral artery, the result is:

• a hemorrhagic stroke
• atherosclerosis
• an ischemic stroke
• a cerebral embolism

Patients who are at the highest risk of hemorrhagic stroke are those who have:

• chronic, poorly controlled HTN
• an aneurysm
• a berry aneurysm
• atherosclerosis

Patients with a hemorrhagic stroke due to a ruptured aneurysm have a sudden onset of:

• a bout of dizziness
• a severe headache
• altered mental status
• thirst

The plaque that builds up in the atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow and interferes with the vessel's ability to:

• constrict
• dilate
• diffuse
• exchange gas

Transient ischemia attack is the name given to a stroke when symptoms subside within:

• 30 minutes
• 1 hour
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

Seizures characterized by full-body, violent jerking movements that may last several minutes or more are called:

• tonic-clonic seizures
• petit mal seizures
• focal motor seizures
• febrile seizures