WorksheetsTGN and HFS MVD
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which cranial nerve or cranial nerve complex is located medial to the flocculus?
CN V
CN VI
CN VII/VIII
CN IX/X/XI
Which artery is the most common offending artery in trigeminal neuralgia?
PICA
AICA
VA
SCA
Which artery is the most common offending artery in hemifacial spasm?
PICA
AICA
VA
SCA
Which is not a characteristic feature of typical TGN?
Pain triggered by face washing
Age 65 years
Pain over unilateral cheek
Facial numbness
What is a common side effect of botulinum toxin injection?
Weakness of injected muscles
Hearing loss
Facial numbness
Tonus phenomenon
Which position has the highest risk of air embolism during intracranial surgery?
Supine
Prone
Sitting
Lateral park bench
What is an adverse event due to adhesion forming around Teflon and the trigeminal nerve?
Brainstem infarction
Recurrent TGN
Hydrocephalus
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
What is the most concerning complication of MVD for HFS?
CSF leak
Aseptic meningitis
Hearing loss
Dizziness
Which one is not a strategy to prevent CSF leak after MVD surgery?
Water-tight dural closure
Waxing of the mastoid air cells
Coughing or huffing exercise
Tight muscular closure
