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Q. A 30-year-old white male recently suffered a cerebrovascular
accident. Which of the following is the most likely factor that contributed to
his stroke?
A. Diabetes
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Q. A 72-year-old male demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and
lower extremities, blurred vision and dizziness. The symptoms disappear in 24
hours. He most likely experienced a
Q. A 72-year-old male demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and
lower extremities, blurred vision and dizziness. The symptoms disappear in 24
hours. He most likely experienced a
A. Transient ischemic attack
A. Transient ischemic attack
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Q. A major contributing process in cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) is
the development of atheromatous plaques in cerebral circulation. These most
commonly form:
A. In cerebral arteries
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Q. One risk factor for thrombotic stroke is:
A. High blood cholesterol
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Q. A 75-year-old male experienced
a lacunar stroke. This type of stroke is most often
associated with:
A. Hypertension
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Q. .A 60-year-old female with a recent history of head trauma and a
long-term history ofhypertension presents to the ER for changes in mental
status. MRI reveals that she had ahemorrhagic stoke. This type of stroke is
often caused by:
A. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Q. A 48-year-old female presents at the emergency department complaining
of an acute severe headache, nausea, photophobia, and nuchal rigidity. These
signs and symptoms are probably caused by:
A. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Q. A 65-year-old male suffers a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to
uncontrolled
hypertension. He appears drowsy and confused with pronounced focal
neurologic
deficits. This condition is classified as grade:
A. III
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Q. A 69-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the ER
after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion. Based on his alcoholism,
a likely cause of his neurologic symptoms is:
Q. A 69-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the ER
after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion. Based on his alcoholism,
a likely cause of his neurologic symptoms is:
A. Chronic subdural haematoma
A. Cerebral cortex and hippocampus
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Q. The pathological brain changes that occur with Alzheimer disease
include neurofibrillary tangles and accumulations of senile plaques that are
concentrated in:
A. Cerebral cortex and hippocampus
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Q. A 40-year-old male complains of abnormal movement and progressive
dysfunction of intellectual and thought processes. He is experiencing movement
problems that begin in the face and arms and eventually affect the entire body.
The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Huntington disease
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Q. A 23-year-old female begins having problems with tiredness, weakness,
and visual
changes. Her diagnosis is multiple sclerosis (MS). The pathogenic model
of multiple
sclerosis includes:
A. Demyelination of axon tracts in the CNS
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Q. The cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) seems to be an interaction
between:
A. Autoimmunity and genetic susceptibility
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Q. Classic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor
neuron disease,
presents with:
A. Muscle weakness and atrophy
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Q. Myasthenia gravis results from:
A. Autoimmune injury at the neuromuscular junction
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Q. A 25-year-old female presents to her physician complaining of fever,
headache, nuchalrigidity, and decreased consciousness. She was previously
treated for sinusitis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis
A. Bacterial meningitis
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Q. Currently, the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children
under 5 years is:
A. Neisseria meningitides
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Q. Viral meningitis:
A. Often occurs with measles, mumps, or herpes
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Q. In viral meningitis, laboratory analysis of CSF reveals a heavy
presence of:
A. Lymphocytes
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Q. Most causes of encephalitis are:
A. Viral
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Q. The most common primary intracerebral CNS tumors in adults are:
A. Astrocytomas.
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Q. A 45-year-old male presents with seizures. An MRI reveals a
meningioma most likely originating from the:
A. Dura mater and arachnoid membrane
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Q. What nutrient deficiency causes neural tube defects in the early
stages of pregnancy?
A. Folic acid
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Q. The most common type of cerebral palsy is:
A. Spastic
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Q. A child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, characterized by extreme
difficulty in fine motor coordination and purposeful movement. Which of the
following types of cerebral palsy is he experiencing?
A. Dyskinetic
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