Central Nervous System
Pathology · Topic 34
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Pathology · Topic 34 · combined PDF page 203
Practice questions
- A patient is being evaluated for suspected primary CNS vasculitis. Which approach best reflects the recommended diagnostic strategy?
- In a patient with suspected PCNSV and small-vessel involvement, which investigation provides the diagnostic gold standard when it can be obtained?
- A patient with intracranial arterial stenosis is being assessed for possible PCNSV. Which alternative diagnosis should be specifically considered and excluded?
- Which regimen best matches the recommended induction strategy for PCNSV?
- A patient with PCNSV has achieved remission after induction treatment. Which option lists the guideline's typical maintenance agents?
- According to the PCNSV guideline, which corticosteroid course most closely describes the recommended tapering approach after induction begins?
- A patient with suspected CNS disease is scheduled for MRI with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. What dose principle is recommended in the supplied CNS imaging guidance?
- Which statement best describes the role of gadolinium-based contrast agents in CNS MRI according to the supplied recommendations?