Question 7

(Multiple Choice)

A 22-year-old woman complains to her family physician of headaches and difficulty looking up. She explains that the symptoms have developed gradually over a period of several weeks. Physical examination reveals that the woman has large irregular pupils, paralysis of upward gaze in both eyes, impaired convergence, and bilateral ptosis. A magnetic resonance imaging scan is most likely to show a tumor in which of the following areas?


A) Ventral midbrain
B) Caudal medulla
C) Pontine tegmentum
D) Pineal region

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