Thursday, 6 August 2015

RADIOLOGY MCQ --HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS

Q.All are true regarding hippocampal sclerosis except
a.associated with temporal lobe complex partial seizures
b.associated with pyramidal and granule cell neuronal loss
c the cornu ammonis and dentate sections of the hippocampus involved
d. abundance  of interneurons

e. anterior temporal lobectomy--- the most rewarding and most commonly performed  surgery

ANS -----d

Hippocampal reorganization and changes in energy metabolism are  associated with hippocampal sclerosis and may be the result of a brain insult occurring during brain maturation .Findings of reorganization include abnormal axonal sprouting and loss of interneurons, which is thought to change the balance of neuronal excitation and inhibition.

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