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• Signs of lower motor neuron lesions include
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  Flaccid paralysis

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  Muscle wasting

  গ

  Fasciculation

  ঘ

  Increased tone

  ঙ

  Increased jerk
• Clinical signs of lower motor neuron lesions are
  ক

  Flaccid type

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  Loss of reflexes of muscles supplied

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  Lengthening of the affected muscles

  ঘ

  Muscular fibrillations

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  Hypertrophy of muscles
• Features of Brown-Sequard syndrome are
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  Presence of signs of ipsilateral root or segmental lesion

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  Ipsilateral pyramidal weakness

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  Impaired joint and position sense on the same side

  ঘ

  Impairment of pain and temperature sensation on the contra lateral side

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  Bladder symptoms are frequent
• Third cranial nerve palsy causes
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  Divergent squint

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  Ptosis

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  Dilatation of the pupil

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  Convergent squint

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  Synechia of the pupil
• Clinical feature/s of cluster headache is/are
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  Hemicranial headache

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  Unilateral periorbital pain

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  Nasal congestion

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  Thunderclap in nature

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  Vomiting
• Neonatal meningitis is caused by following organism/s
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  Group B streptococcus

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  Escherichia coli

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  Streptococcus pneumoniae

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  Neisseria meningitides

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  Hemophilus influenzae
• Loss of ankle jerk with plantar extensor occur due to
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  Guiilain barre syndrome

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  Taboparesis

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  Cauda equina syndrome

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  Friedrich's ataxia
• The following statements are true for dementia
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  It impairs attention

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  Autonomic changes are unusual

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  EEG shows diffuse slow activity

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  It has got fluctuating course

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  Anorexia is common
• Lid retraction occurs in
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  Sympathetic overaction

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  Dysthyroid eye disease

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  Dorsal midbrain syndrome

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  Horner's syndrome

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  Demylenation
• Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterized by
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  Loss of ankle jerks

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  Retrobulbar neuritis

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  Loss of pain & temperature sensation of limbs

  ঘ

  No loss of proprioceptive sensation

  ঙ

  Papilloedema.
• The neurological manifestations of B12 deficiency include
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  Dementia

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  Spastic paraparesis

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  Sensory ataxia.

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  Mononeuritis multiplex

  ঙ

  Iritis
• Signs of Wallenberg syndrome include
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  Contralateral Horner's syndrome

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  Ipsilateral spinothalamic sensory loss

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  Ipsilateral cerebellar signs

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  Vestibular disturbance
• High stepping gait occurs due to
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  Sensory neuropathy

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  Dorsal column leSion

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  Motor neuropathy

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  Cerebellar lesion

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  Parkinson's disease
• Hypothermia is associated with
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  Increase in surgical site wound infection

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  Increase in 02 demand

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  Reduction of cardiac output

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  Prolonged duration of action of muscle relaxants

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  Decreased blood viscosity
• Scoring of the Glasgow coma scale includes
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  Verbal response

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  Motor response

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  Eye opening

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  Tongue tremor

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  Extensor planter reflex
• Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterizedby
  ক

  Loss of ankle jerks

  খ

  Retrobulbar neuritis

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  Loss of pain and temperature sensation of limbs

  ঘ

  No loss of proprioceptive sensation

  ঙ

  Papilloedema
• Features of Horners syndrome are
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  Small pupil that doesn’t react to light

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  Partial ptosis that disappears with tropical phenylephrine

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  Increased sweating of skin around the eye

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  Up drawing of lower eyelids

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  Conjuctival injection
• Horners syndrome consists of
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  Constriction of pupils

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  Drooping of the upper eyelids

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  Loss of sweating

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  Exophthalmos

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  Vasoconstriction of cutaneous vessels
• Horner's syndrome is characterized by
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  Ptosis

  খ

  Miosis

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  Facial lıyperhidrosis

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  Exophthalmos

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  Mydriasis
• Causes of dilated pupil include
  ক

  Third cranial nerve palsy

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  Holmes-Adie pupil

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  Homer’s syndrome

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  Argyll-Robertson pupil

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  Myasthenia gravis ( intermittent ptosi
• Causes of small pupil
  ক

  Pontine hemorrhage

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  During sleep

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  Horner's syndrome

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  Optic atrophy

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  Myopia
• In hydrocephalus
  ক

  Excessive accumulation of CSF within the ventricular system of brain (MS

  খ

  July’2022)

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  Normal pressure may be present

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  Excessive accumulation of water in the ventricular system.

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  Accumulation of CSF in extra ventricular system

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  Entrapped ventricular system
• The cholinergic neurons are
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  All pregnglionic neurons

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  All parasympathetic postganglionic neurons

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  Sympathetic post ganglionic neurons that innervate sweat glands

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  Sympathetic post ganglionic neurons that innervate exocrine glands

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  Sympahtetic post ganglionic neurons that innervate adrenal medulla
• The transmitter substance at
  ক

  Sympathetic postganglionic nerve ending is usually norepinephrine

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  Parasympathetic ganglia is acetylcholine

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  Sympathetic ganglia is dopamine

  ঘ

  Parasympathetic postganglionic nerve ending is adrenaline

  ঙ

  Parasympathetic preganglionic nerve ending is adrenaline
• Sympathetic vasoconstrictor tone decreases due to increased stimulation of
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  Aortic arch baroreceptors

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  Carotid sinus receptors

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  Pain nerve endings

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  Carotid body receptors

  ঙ

  Aortic body receptors
• Stimulation of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for
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  Constriction of the pylorus

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  Secretion of the sweat glands

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  Contraction of the smooth muscles of the male genital tract

  ঘ

  Emptying of the urinary bladder

  ঙ

  Contraction of the bronchial smooth muscles
• Stimulation of vagus nerve causes
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  Reduction of the strength of ventricular contraction

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  Secretion and vasodilatation in the salivary gland

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  Mucous secretion from bronchial mucosal ceil

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  The gall bladder to contract

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  The spleen to contract
• The following processes are brought about by activation of parasympathetic nerve fibers
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  Defaecation

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  Micturition

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  Sweating

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  Ejaculation of semen

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  Dilatation of pupil
• Lesion of basal ganglia causes
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  Chorea

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  Athetosis

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  Ballism

  ঘ

  Myoclonus

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  Tremor
• During deep sleep there is fall in
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  Urine formation

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  Metabolic rate

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  Hand skin temperature

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  Blood growth hormone/cortisol ratio

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  Arterial Pco2