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RRMR

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on: Jul 18, 2018
What condition causes erratic electrical rhythms in the brain?
 
  a. Falx cerebri
  b. Epilepsy
  c. Neoplasms
  d. Anxiety

Question 2

What procedure is performed to suture a divided nerve?
 
  a. Neurolysis
  b. Neurectomy
  c. Neurexeresis
  d. Neurorrhaphy


sokh

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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Epilepsy is the erratic electrical rhythms in the brain that can cause disabling behaviors. It most commonly causes convulsive seizures.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A neurorrhaphy provides precise approximation of nerve ends to restore function. Primary repair takes place when the epineurium, or outer sheath, is sutured.


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