Neurology

1. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is commonly due to:

2. The commonest cause of anisocoria is:

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

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

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

6. Brain biopsy in rabies demonstrates?

7. Pseudobulbar palsy is not associated with:

8. Vibration sensation is lost early in:

9. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome encompasses all except:

10. Myopathy is best diagnosed by:

11. Narcolepsy is not associated with:

12. Therapeutic range of phenytoin is:

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

14. Which does not produce hypoglycorrhachia (low CSF sugar)?

15. The commonest type of neurofibroma is associated with:

16. The commonest intracranial tumour in children is:

17. In cerebral malaria, which of the following should not be given?

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

19. The earliest skin lesion in tuberous sclerosis is:

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

21. All of the following may produce syncope except:

22. Prophylaxis of migraine may be done by:

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

24. Multiple sclerosis is not associated with:

25. Uncinate fits are characteristically seen in tumours of:

26. Nimodipine used in subarachnoid haemorrhage:

27. Muscle pain is not characteristic of:

28. The commonest cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage is:

29. The dermatome at the nipple is:

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

31. All of the following produce cerebellar degeneration except:

32. Which is not true in Korsakoff’s syndrome?

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

34. All of the following produces ‘cord compression’ except:

35. Migraine is not associated with:

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

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

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

39. Ptosis is absent in:

40. Corneal reflex tests the integrity of:

41. Disorder of language of cerebral origin is:

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

43. Myxoedema coma is not associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

51. Phenytoin toxicity may result in all except:

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

53. Froin’s loculation syndrome does not have:

54. The commonest presentation of neurocysticercosis is:

55. Characteristics of “rigidity’ are all except:

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

57. All are recognised side effects of lithium except:

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

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

60. Tensilon test improves the muscle weakness in:

61. Alcohol withdrawal is not associated with:

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

63. Chorea may develop from the consumption of:

64. Commonest cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is:

65. Flapping tremor is not found in:

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

67. Cerebral oedema induced by CVA should not be treated by:

68. Which of the following does not produce fasciculation?

69. The most common psychological disorder in myxoedema is:

70. The commonest cause of abducent nerve palsy is:

71. Romberg’s sign is present in:

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

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

74. Which of the following is false regarding migraine?

75. Todd’s palsy is characteristic of:

76. Characteristic of LMN lesion is:

77. Oppenheim’s gait is characteristic of:

78. The commonest cause of aphasia is:

79. Fine tremor is found in:

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

81. Miosis is found in all except:

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

83. Bromocriptine is not useful in the treatment of:

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

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

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

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

88. Monoplegia is due to lesions in:

89. Ptosis with a dilated pupil is observed in:

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

91. Astasia·abasia is known as:

92. Increased jaw jerk is seen in:

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

94. Sarcoidosis commonly involves the cranial nerve:

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

96. Carotid artery stenosis gives rise to:

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

98. The best drug for photosensitive epilepsy is:

99. Which organism commonly produces meningitis in an adolescent?

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

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

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

103. Slow virus CNS infections are all except:

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

105. Regarding acute transverse myelitis, which is false?

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

107. Abdominal reflex is usually retained in:

108. Cause of bilateral facial nerve palsy does not include:

109. Which is false regarding peripheral vertigo?

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

111. Posterior column lesion will have:

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

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

114. Berry aneurysm may be associated with all except:

115. Heerfordt’s syndrome is uveo-parotid fever with cranial nerve palsy, and is seen in:

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

117. All are features of pontine haemorrhage except:

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

119. Fear of relapse in cancer survivors is known as:

120. Lhermitte’s sign is not found in:

121. Neurological feature of myxoedema may be:

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

123. The commonest cause of unilateral foot drop is:

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

125. Bromocriptine is used in all of the following except:

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

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

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

129. Which is not parkinsonian plus syndrome?

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

131. 3-Hz spike-and-wave discharge in EEG during the seizure is diagnostic of:

132. Regarding subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), all are true except:

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

134. Argyll Robertson pupil is found in all except:

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

136. Which is not a PRION disease?

137. Pseudobulbar palsy will have all except:

138. Pendular nystagmus is found in:

139. Wrist drop is commonly seen in neuropathy induced by:

140. Which of the following remains normal in leprosy?

141. Perforating ulcer in the sole of foot is found in all except:

142. All of the following may produce papilloedema except:

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

144. Xanthopsia is found in:

145. Xenophobia is the fear of:

146. The lobe of the brain primarily affected in herpes simplex encephalitis is:

147. Hypertonia is a feature of all except:

148. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from:

149. Proximal muscle weakness is not produced by:

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

151. Acoustic neuroma most likely leads to paralysis of:

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

153. Neurological features of thyrotoxicosis do not include:

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

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

156. Which is abnormal regarding normal CSF findings?

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

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

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

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

161. Tropical spastic paraplegia is caused by:

162. Which of the following is false in polymyositis?

163. Which of the following is not included within ‘motor functions’?

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

165. Pyramidal signs may be associated with:

166. Tabes dorsalis presents with all except:

167. Babinski’s sign is not found in:

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

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

170. The oculogyric crisis is found in all except:

171. Dementia pugilistica develops as a result of:

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

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

174. Hypersomnolence is found in all except:

175. Chronic fatigue syndrome is fundamentally a:

176. Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) stamps the process as:

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

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

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

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

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

182. ‘Hippus’ is:

183. alpha-bungarotoxin is associated with neuroparalysis in:

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

185. Lasegue’s sign is present in:

186. Which of the following is not an antiplatelet drug?

187. Brain tumour disseminating through CSF is:

188. Which of the following is not a feature of syringobulbia?

189. Congenital abnormality produced by lithium therapy is:

190. Atrophy in Duchenne myopathy is classically seen in:

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

192. Complication of phenytoin does not include?

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

194. Peripheral neuropathy associated with hypertension is found in:

195. Lesion in athetosis lies in:

196. All of the following produce meningism except:

197. Meralgia paraesthetica is characterised by all except:

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

199. Abdominal reflex is lost early in:

200. Which of the following is not a part of Miller-Fisher syndrome?

201. Palatal myoclonus is seen in:

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

203. Down-beating nystagmus is seen in:

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

205. Intermittent bulbar palsy is seen in:

206. Unilateral ptosis is characteristic of all except:

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

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

209. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from damage of:

210. Lymphocytic pleocytosis in CSF is not found in:

211. Anterior horn cell disease is:

212. All are seen in Alzheimer’s disease except:

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

214. Management of choice in Guillain-Barre syndrome is:

215. Which is a cause of reversible dementia?

216. Ataxia-telangiectasia is not associated with:

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

218. Which of the following does not produce phakomatosis?

219. Neck rigidity is not found in:

220. Optic neuritis may be produced by all except:

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