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Transverse Myelitis
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1.Which of the following does not relate well with transverse myelitis ?
A. Inflammatory disorder
B. Acute
C. Subacute
D. Chronic
2. Transverse myelitis syndrome “most often” occurs due to ?
A. Autoimmune phenomenon after infection or vaccination
B. Direct infection
C. Underlying systemic autoimmune disease
D. Acquired demyelinating disease
3. In transverse myelitis, most of the recovery occurs over ?
A. First 3 months after the event
B. First 6 months after the event
C. First 12 months after the event
D. First 18 months after the event
4. Pathological hallmark of transverse myelitis within the spinal
cord is ?
A. Focal collections of neutrophils
B. Focal collections of lymphocytes & monocytes
C. Focal collections of eosinophils
D. Focal collections of basophils
5. Prognosis in transverse myelitis associated with multiple sclerosis
is ?
A. Good
B. Bad
C. Worse
D. Worst
7. “Spinal shock” consists of all except ?
A. Areflexia
B. Sensory loss
C. Severe weakness
D. Hypotonia
9. Which of the following best distinguishes myelopathy from cerebral
lesions and peripheral neuropathies ?
A. Seizure
B. Sensory level
C. Babinski signs
D. Course of illness
10. Which of the following is responsible for the Lhermitte’s sign in
transverse myelitis ?
A. Demyelination
B. Axonal injury
C. Astroglial activation
D. Microglial activation
11. Which of the following is false about idiopathic transverse myelitis ?
A. No cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities
B. No MRI abnormalities
C. No identifiable underlying cause
D. None of the above
12. Presentation in transverse myelitis include ?
A. Sensory spinal cord dysfunction
B. Motor spinal cord dysfunction
C. Autonomic spinal cord dysfunction
D. All of the above
13. In transverse myelitis, clinical deficits progress to nadir between
?
A. 4 hours and 7 days after symptom onset
B. 4 hours and 14 days after symptom onset
C. 4 hours and 21 days after symptom onset
D. 4 hours and 28 days after symptom onset
14. Which of the following is true for MRI findings characteristic of
myelitis ?
A. More than one intrinsic cord lesions
B. Intrinsic cord lesions span at least two vertebral segments
C. Lesions enhance with intravenous gadolinium
D. All of the above
15. Serum autoantibodies like antinuclear antibody or extractable
nuclear antigen are present in ?
A. Multiple sclerosis
B. Neuromyelitis optica
C. Systemic lupus erythematosus
D. All of the above
16. MRI findings in multiple sclerosis include ?
A. Short lesions spanning less than two vertebral segments
B. Lesions located in the periphery of the cord
C. Concomitant MRI evidence of demyelinating brain lesions
D. All of the above
17. MRI findings in Neuromyelitis optica include ?
A. Longitudinally extensive lesions spanning three or more
vertebral segments
B. Symmetric lesions
C. Lesions situated centrally within the cord
D. All of the above
18. Serum autoantibody marker NMO-IgG targets ?
A. Beta2GPI
B. aCL
C. Astrocytic water channel, aquaporin-4
D. Anti-LKM3
19. Which of the following is not a monophasic syndrome ?
A. Postinfectious transverse myelitis
B. Postvaccination transverse myelitis
C. Idiopathic transverse myelitis
D. Multiple sclerosis
20. What happens to the IgG index in transverse myelitis ?
A. Normal
B. Decreased
C. Increased
D. Any of the above