Neurology

1. Hypersomnolence is found in all except:

2. Jaw claudication is not characteristic of:

3. Which is not a PRION disease?

4. Weber’s syndrome is crossed hemiplegia with the involvement of:

5. Which of the following is not associated with pes cavus?

6. MRI is preferred over CT scan of brain in all except:

7. Which of the following does not produce thickened peripheral nerves?

8. Which of the following is false regarding Eaton-Lambert syndrome?

9. Multiple sclerosis is not associated with:

10. Hiccough occurs in all of the following except:

11. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is commonly due to:

12. Lesion in athetosis lies in:

13. Albumino-cytological dissociation is not a feature of:

14. Which of the following occurs earliest in diphtheritic neuropathy?

15. Eaton-Lambert syndrome is characterized by all of the following except:

16. Main d’ accoucheur is seen in:

17. Anterior horn cell disease is:

18. The presence of acanthocytosis of RBC, retinitis pigmentosa and ataxia is suggestive of:

19. Which of the following is false in cluster headache?

20. The most consistent early physical sign evoked in a cerebellopontine angle tumour is:

21. Which of the following does not produce wasting of small muscles of hands?

22. Drug-induced myopathy may result from all except:

23. Optic neuritis may be produced by all except:

24. Charcot (neuropathic) joint is a recognised complication of all except:

25. Which is not a manifestation of normal pressure hydrocephalus?

26. Peripheral neuropathy associated with hypertension is found in:

27. Pendular nystagmus is found in:

28. Dermatoglyphics with obtuse ATD angle is characteristic of:

29. Intermittent bulbar palsy is seen in:

30. Brain biopsy in rabies demonstrates?

31. CNS involvement of SLE includes all except:

32. Refsum’s disease is associated with all except:

33. All are true regarding Alzheimer’s disease except:

34. In schizophrenia, a better prognosis is indicated by:

35. Regarding acute transverse myelitis, which is false?

36. Amantadine does not produce:

37. Alcohol withdrawal is not associated with:

38. Increased jaw jerk is seen in:

39. Which of the following remains normal in leprosy?

40. The site of lesion in Korsakoff’s psychosis is:

41. Chromosomal anomaly associated with Alzheimer’s disease is:

42. Acoustic neuroma most likely leads to paralysis of:

43. Which of the following is false in polymyositis?

44. A cataract is not characteristic of:

45. The root value of ‘Plantar response’ is:

46. Which of the following does not fit in ‘Ramsay Hunt’ syndrome?

47. Which is not included under ‘craniovertebral anomaly’?

48. Spastic paraplegia is not produced by:

49. All of the following are antiepileptic drugs except:

50. In trochlear nerve palsy, the patient complains of diplopia while:

51. The reversible cause of dementia is:

52. EEG findings showing slow waves, spikes and ‘burst suppression’ are characteristic of:

53. The commonest cause of convulsion in a child (2-12 yrs) is:

54. Muscle sense is increased in all except:

55. Which is not a recognized feature of cerebellar dysfunction?

56. Xanthochromia is not a feature of:

57. Apneustic breathing is seen in lesion of:

58. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome has all the following features except:

59. Dilator pupillae is supplied by:

60. Pseudobulbar palsy is not associated with:

61. The commonest type of neurofibroma is associated with:

62. ‘Candle gutterings’ on the walls of the ventricles are seen in CT scan in:

63. Oppenheim’s gait is characteristic of:

64. Unilateral ptosis is characteristic of all except:

65. Abdominal reflex is usually retained in:

66. Muscle pain is not characteristic of:

67. Froin’s loculation syndrome does not have:

68. Sensory involvement is not found in:

69. ‘Paraplegia in flexion’ may have all of the following except:

70. The drug most beneficial in enuresis of a 10-year-old boy is:

71. Which of the following does not produce pseudobulbar palsy?

72. The commonest presentation of neurocysticercosis is:

73. ‘Organic brain syndrome’ may be produced by:

74. The drug of choice in obsessive-compulsive psychosis is:

75. Korsakoff’s psychosis does not have the feature like:

76. Crossed hemiplegia indicates that the site of lesion is in:

77. The earliest skin lesion in tuberous sclerosis is:

78. Limb-girdle type myopathy inherits the disease as:

79. Xanthopsia is found in:

80. Disorder of language of cerebral origin is:

81. Chorea may develop from the consumption of:

82. Which one is not a primitive reflex?

83. In the setting of puerperium, which of the following is most common in producing neuro deficit?

84. The most common lacunar syndrome in clinical practice is:

85. Which is not characteristic of the lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg’s syndrome)?

86. Pyramidal signs may be associated with:

87. Glasgow Coma Scale assesses all except:

88. Characteristic of LMN lesion is:

89. All of the following may produce papilloedema except:

90. Café au lait spots are found in all except:

91. The presence of Babinski’s sign with loss of ankle jerk is found in all except:

92. Ataxia-telangiectasia is not associated with:

93. All of the following may develop into endocrine myopathy except:

94. All are ‘Calpain’ -associated. diseases except:

95. All of the following may cause peripheral neuropathy except:

96. Horner’s syndrome includes all of the following except:

97. Berry aneurysm may be associated with all except:

98. Argyll Robertson pupil is found in all except:

99. All of the following are recognised lithium toxicity except:

100. Uncinate fits are characteristically seen in tumours of:

101. Among the following, which is the most common adult muscular dystrophy?

102. Which of the following is a homologue of Hoffman’s sign of upper extremity?

103. Fine tremor is found in:

104. Vibration sensation is lost early in:

105. Characteristics of “rigidity’ are all except:

106. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome encompasses all except:

107. Waddling gait is seen in alt except:

108. Complication of phenytoin does not include?

109. Neurological feature of myxoedema may be:

110. In health, intracranial calcification may be seen in all except:

111. Regarding dermatomyositis, which one is false?

112. Reversible ischaemic neurological deficit (RIND) usually recovers within:

113. Tensilon test improves the muscle weakness in:

114. Lhermitte’s sign is not found in:

115. Therapeutic range of phenytoin is:

116. Todd’s palsy is characteristic of:

117. Flapping tremor is not found in:

118. The commonest cause of anisocoria is:

119. The dermatome at the nipple is:

120. Neurological features of thyrotoxicosis do not include:

121. Carotid artery stenosis gives rise to:

122. Tabes dorsalis presents with all except:

123. Familial periodic paralysis may be seen in all except:

124. Which is a cause of reversible dementia?

125. Horner’s syndrome manifests as:

126. All are the complications of oral contraceptive pills except:

127. True hypertrophy of muscles is found in all except:

128. Romberg’s sign is present in:

129. Which of the following is false in Gerstmann’s syndrome?

130. Which of the following is not included in the triad of tuberous sclerosis?

131. All of the following produce cerebellar degeneration except:

132. Neurofibromatosis leads to an increased risk of having all of the following except:

133. Meralgia paraesthetica is characterised by all except:

134. Ocular bobbing is often diagnostic of bilateral damage of:

135. Myotonia dystrophica has all of the following morphological features except:

136. Inversion of supinator jerk indicates the lesion at:

137. All of the following may develop into chorea except:

138. Serum creatine kinase (CK) level is not raised in:

139. Trismus is seen in all of the following except:

140. Astasia·abasia is known as:

141. Which of the following is not a feature of UMN palsy?

142. Cherry red spot in fundoscopy is characteristic of all except:

143. ‘Railroad track’ calcification in X-ray skull is found in:

144. The commonest cause of abducent nerve palsy is:

145. Hypertonia is a feature of all except:

146. Ptosis is absent in:

147. “Locked-in syndrome’ occurs in lesions of:

148. Pronator sign, lizard tongue and hung-up deep reflex are found in:

149. ‘On-off phenomenon’ is precipitated by:

150. Tropical spastic paraplegia is caused by:

151. Monoplegia is due to lesions in:

152. Dementia pugilistica develops as a result of:

153. Carbamazepine is used in all of the following except:

154. Which of the following is false regarding etiology of benign intracranial hypertension?

155. Cerebral infarction can be detected earliest by:

156. Which group of muscles are almost never affected in polymyositis?

157. Palatal myoclonus is seen in:

158. The common sites of meningioma are alt except:

159. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are all except:

160. Brain tumour disseminating through CSF is:

161. Lithium is not used in:

162. Brushfield’s spots in iris are seen in:

163. All of the following produce meningism except:

164. The commonest cause of unilateral foot drop is:

165. In lathyrism.. the toxin responsible for the development of neuroparalysis is:

166. The commonest intracranial tumour is:

167. Which of the following is not a test for cortical sensory function?

168. Abdominal reflex is lost early in:

169. alpha-bungarotoxin is associated with neuroparalysis in:

170. Delayed relaxation of ankle jerk is seen in all except:

171. All are features of pontine haemorrhage except:

172. Pseudobulbar palsy will have all except:

173. The most common psychological disorder in myxoedema is:

174. All of the following may produce syncope except:

175. A patient with a history of diplopia, dysarthria, dizziness and ataxia suddenly becomes unconscious. The most probable diagnosis is:

176. The commonest cause of aphasia is:

177. Sarcoidosis commonly involves the cranial nerve:

178. Which of the following is not a feature of ‘stage of neural shock’ in hemiplegia?

179. Congenital abnormality produced by lithium therapy is:

180. Down-beating nystagmus is seen in:

181. The most common site of hypertensive intracranial bleeding is:

182. Atrophy in Duchenne myopathy is classically seen in:

183. Ptosis associated with diplopia and diminished movement of eyeball is due to:

184. Which organism commonly produces meningitis in an adolescent?

185. Neck rigidity may be absent in the presence of:

186. Which is false regarding peripheral vertigo?

187. Which is not parkinsonian plus syndrome?

188. Xenophobia is the fear of:

189. Which drug is not used in parkinsonism?

190. Proximal muscle weakness is not produced by:

191. Which of the following does not produce fasciculation?

192. The use of which can lead to the development of paranoid psychosis?

193. Neck rigidity is not found in:

194. All of the following produce mono neuritis multiplex except:

195. Which is not a symptom of raised intracranial tension?

196. Narcolepsy is not associated with:

197. The best drug for photosensitive epilepsy is:

198. ‘India ink preparation’ in CSF helps in the diagnosis of:

199. Commonest cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is:

200. Which of the following is not a human ‘Prion’ disease?

201. Miosis is found in all except:

202. All are recognised side effects of lithium except:

203. Significant loss of vision in a hypertensive patient may be due to all except:

204. Which of the following does not produce pure motor paraplegia?

205. Titubation is classically seen in:

206. Slow virus CNS infections are all except:

207. Collet-Siccard syndrome affects the following cranial nerves:

208. Thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery may give rise to:

209. Bromocriptine is not useful in the treatment of:

210. Patient with Down’s syndrome may be complicated by all except:

211. ‘Hippus’ is:

212. All of the following are sources of cerebral embolism except:

213. CSF is absorbed by arachnoid villi which are mainly present in:

214. The oculogyric crisis is found in all except:

215. “‘Bull’s eye maculopathy’ is characteristic toxicity of:

216. In monoplegia, usually, the site of lesion lies in:

217. Which of the following does not produce phakomatosis?

218. Babinski’s sign is not found in:

219. Commonest visual difficulty in multiple sclerosis:

220. Ptosis with a dilated pupil is observed in:

221. Which of the following is false in subacute combined degeneration?