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Biology of Neurologic Diseases- Part 3
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1 Pill-rolling tremor is a characteristic feature of ?
A. Progressive supranuclear palsy
B. Multiple system atrophy
C. Corticobasal degeneration
D. Parkinson’s disease
2 Term “gait apraxia” refers to ?
A. Cautious gait
B. Cerebellar gait ataxia
C. Frontal gait disorder
D. Sensory ataxia
3 “Astasia-abasia” best relates to ?
A. Cautious gait
B. Cerebellar gait ataxia
C. Psychogenic gait disorder
D. Sensory ataxia
4 Which of the following is not a positive sensory symptom ?
A. Tingling
B. Numbness
C. Burning
D. Pricking
5 Hyperesthesia means pain or increased sensitivity in response to?
A. Touch
B. Pain
C. Warm or cold stimuli
D. All of the above
6 Allodynia refers to ?
A. Pain on imagination
B. Fear of pain
C. Painful response to nonpainful stimulus
D. Nonpainful response to painful stimulus
7 Hyperpathia includes which of the following ?
A. Hyperesthesia
B. Allodynia
C. Hyperalgesia
D. All of the above
8 Sense of vibration is tested with a tuning fork that vibrates at ?
A. 128 Hz
B. 256 Hz
C. 512 Hz
D. Any of the above
9 Cortical sensation are tested by ?
A. Two-point discrimination
B. Bilateral simultaneous stimulation
C. Graphesthesia
D. All of the above
10 Normal individuals can distinguish separation of points by what
minimum distance in 2-PD test ?
A. 1 mm
B. 3 mm
C. 5 mm
D. 7 mm
11 Which of the following is false about small-fiber polyneuropathy ?
A. Burning, painful dysesthesias
B. Sparing of proprioception
C. Sparing of motor function
D. Absent tendon reflexes
12 Which of the following is false about large-fiber polyneuropathy ?
A. Vibration & position sense deficits
B. Imbalance
C. Absent tendon reflexes
D. None of the above
13 Which of the following is false about Brown-Séquard syndrome ?
A. Hemisection of the spinal cord
B. Absent pain & temperature sensation contralaterally
C. Loss of proprioceptive sensation & power ipsilaterally
D. None of the above
14 Which of the following sensory loss occurs in syringomyelia ?
A. Pinprick & temperature
B. Light touch
C. Position sense
D. Vibration
15 Which of the following is related to Lhermitte’s sign ?
A. Flexion of the neck
B. Electric shock like sensation
C. Radiation down the back & into the legs
D. All of the above
16 Pansensory loss contralaterally is produced by a lesion in ?
A. Cervical spinal cord
B. Thalamus
C. Tegmentum of pons & midbrain
D. Lateral medulla
17 The site of lesion in Déjerine-Roussy syndrome is in ?
A. Cervical spinal cord
B. Thalamus
C. Tegmentum of pons & midbrain
D. Lateral medulla
18 Which of the following is labeled as the “Fifth vital sign” ?
A. Pain
B. Skin hue
C. Cooperation of patient
D. Colour of nails
19 In adults, normal CSF volume is ?
A. ~ 100 ml
B. ~ 150 ml
C. ~ 200 ml
D. ~ 250 ml
20 Normal CSF pressure is ?
A. 20 – 70 mm H2O
B. 80 – 120 mm H2O
C. 50 – 180 mm H2O
D. 120 – 280 mm H2O
21 Normal CSF osmolarity is ?
A. 280 – 285 mOsm/L
B. 285 – 292 mOsm/L
C. 292 – 297 mOsm/L
D. 298 – 302 mOsm/L
22 Normal CSF pH is ?
A. 7.31 – 7.34
B. 7.34 – 7.37
C. 7.37 – 7.40
D. 7.40 – 7.44
23 Which receptor for PGE2 in brain is essential for fever ?
A. EP-1
B. EP-2
C. EP-3
D. EP-4
24 Which of the following statements is false about Type I muscle
fibers ?
A. Rich in mitochondria
B. Poor in oxidative enzymes
C. Have low energy demands
D. Produce relatively low force
25 Which of the following statements is false about Type II muscle
fibers ?
A. Rich in glycolytic enzymes
B. Produce relatively high force
C. Have high energy demands
D. None of the above
