A 50-year-old woman presents with a sudden, severe headache…
A 50-year-old woman presents with a sudden, severe headache described as the “worst headache of her life.” Imaging reveals a saccular aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery. What is the primary characteristic of a saccular aneurysm?
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A 58-year-old male presents with progressive headaches, seizures, and focal neurological deficits. Imaging reveals a mass in the frontal lobe that crosses the corpus callosum. The biopsy confirms a diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. Which of the following best describes this type of tumor?
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A patient presents with flaccid paralysis, areflexia, and hypotension following a spinal cord injury. After a few days, the hypotension persists, but the reflexes begin to return. Which of the following best differentiates spinal shock from neurogenic shock in this patient?
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