1. A 48-year-old woman presents with a movement disorder (Chorea) and mental deterioration. MRI shows the loss of a structure in the wall of the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle. Which of the following is most likely in this patient?
Column of the fornix
Head of the caudate nucleus
Dorsomedial nucleus
Body of the caudate nucleus
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2. A 47-year-old woman presents with signs of increased intracranial pressure (i.e. vomiting, headache, lethargy). MRI shows a large tumor invading the head of the caudate, the rostral portion of the putamen and involving a fiber bundle located between
Pulvinar nuclei
Putamen
Anterior limb of the internal capsule
Globus pallidus
3. A 29-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with a severe and persistent headache. MRI shows a large tumor of the pineal gland. Based on its location, this pineal lesion would most likely impinge on which of the following structures?
Body of the caudate nucleus
Globus pallidus
Pulvinar nuclei
Anterior thalamic nucleus
4. A 47-year-old woman presents with signs of increased intracranial pressure (i.e. vomiting, headache, lethargy). MRI shows a large tumor invading the head of the caudate, the rostral portion of the putamen and involving a fiber bundle located between
Column of the fornix
Anterior limb of the internal capsule
Anterior commissure
External capsule
5. Which of the following represents the larger, more laterally, located portion of the basal ganglia?
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