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Seizures and Epilepsy- Part 4
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1 Which of the following is a co-agonist of glutamate at the NMDA
receptor ?
A. Tyrosine
B. Glycine
C. L-tryptophan
D. Arginine
2 Which of the following about gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
is false ?
A. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in adult CNS
B. GABAA receptors are located postsynaptically
C. GABAB receptors are located presynaptically
D. None of the above
3 Which of the following is a precipitant of epilepsy ?
A. Psychological or physical stress
B. Sleep deprivation
C. Hormonal changes with menstrual cycle
D. All of the above
4 Pronator drift is an indicator of ?
A. Lower motor neuron weakness
B. Upper motor neuron weakness
C. Muscle wasting
D. Sensory neuropathy
5 Antiepileptic drug that acts by potentiation of GABA receptor
function is ?
A. Phenytoin
B. Lamotrigine
C. Benzodiazepine
D. Valproic acid
6 Antiepileptic drug that acts by increasing the availability of GABA
is ?
A. Phenytoin
B. Lamotrigine
C. Benzodiazepine
D. Valproic acid
7 Antiepileptic drug that acts by increasing the availability of GABA
is ?
A. Tiagabine
B. Valproic acid
C. Gabapentin
D. All of the above
8 Antiepileptic drug that acts by decreasing glutamate release is ?
A. Phenytoin
B. Lamotrigine
C. Benzodiazepine
D. Valproic acid
9Antiepileptic drug that acts by inhibiting voltage-gated Ca++
channels is ?
A. Phenytoin
B. Lamotrigine
C. Benzodiazepine
D. Valproic acid
10 Which of the following is a part of hippocampus ?
A. Subiculum
B. Ammon’s horn
C. Dentate gyrus
D. All of the above
11 Which of the following is a part of Ammon’s horn ?
A. CA1
B. CA 2
C. CA 3
D. All of the above
12 Which of the following is a glutamate receptor ?
A. AMPA
B. Kainate (Ka)
C. NMDA
D. All of the above
13 Antagonists to which of the following glutamate receptor
suppresses seizure activity ?
A. AMPA
B. Kainate (Ka)
C. NMDA
D. All of the above
14 Which of the following is a GABAB agonist ?
A. Baclofen
B. Barbiturate
C. Benzodiazepine
D. All of the above
15 In EEG, rhythmic activity of vertically oriented pyramidal cells of
cerebral cortex normally recorded represents ?
A. Presynaptic potentials
B. Postsynaptic potentials
C. Difference of Pre- and Postsynaptic potentials
D. None of the above
16 In EEG, which of the following rhythm is faster than alpha rhythm ?
A. Beta
B. Theta
C. Delta
D. All of the above
17 Out of the following, which is the slowest frequency in EEG ?
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Theta
D. Delta
18 “Posterior dominant rhythm” is also called ?
A. Alpha rhythm
B. Beta rhythm
C. Theta rhythm
D. Delta rhythm
19 Which rhythm produces an underlying undulation of EEG ?
A. Alpha rhythm
B. Beta rhythm
C. Theta rhythm
D. Delta rhythm
20 In EEG, calibration marker shows what level of voltage as
standard ?
A. 1 microvolt
B. 10 microvolt
C. 100 microvolt
D. 1000 microvolt
21 Normal EEG background voltages are in the range of ?
A. 10 – 20 microvolts
B. 20 – 50 microvolts
C. 30 – 100 microvolts
D. 40 – 150 microvolts
22 Which of the following about alpha rhythm is false ?
A. Most prominent when subject is quietly relaxed with eyes
closed, but not asleep
B. Waxing and waning
C. Higher on right side of the brain
D. None of the above
