Friday, April 18, 2008

108 - nervous system mcqs - part 3

9 . following sensory impairments occur in extensive damage to primary somatosensory area of cerebral cortex , except :

a- pressure
b- sensory localization
c- exact weight determination
d- pain

answer is d . pain .

10 . lesion in which of the following structure leads to kluver-bucy syndrome?

a- amygdala
b- hippocampus
c- temporal lobe
d- hypothalamus

answer is a . this syndrome is characterized by excessive sex drive ,eating non edible things etc . experimentally observed in monkeys .

11 . extra pyramidal symptoms are seen in all except ?

a- paralysis agitans
b- carbonmonoxide poisoning
c- cerebrovascular accident
d- multiple sclerosis

answer is d . multiple sclerosis .

12 . what test is not useful in a patient with history of syncopal attacks ?

a- electrophysiological testing
b- tilt table testing
c- PET scan
d- Holter monitoring

Answer is c . PET scan .

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