Neurology

1. Neck rigidity is not found in:

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

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

4. All of the following may produce papilloedema except:

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

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

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

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

9. Argyll Robertson pupil is found in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

15. Which is not parkinsonian plus syndrome?

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

17. Pseudobulbar palsy will have all except:

18. Titubation is classically seen in:

19. The commonest type of neurofibroma is associated with:

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

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

22. Brain biopsy in rabies demonstrates?

23. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from:

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

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

26. Apneustic breathing is seen in lesion of:

27. Jaw claudication is not characteristic of:

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

29. Babinski’s sign is not found in:

30. Froin’s loculation syndrome does not have:

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

32. Brain tumour disseminating through CSF is:

33. Narcolepsy is not associated with:

34. Atypical feature of Guillain-Barre syndrome is:

35. Flapping tremor is not found in:

36. Increased jaw jerk is seen in:

37. Which is abnormal regarding normal CSF findings?

38. The most common psychological disorder in myxoedema is:

39. Slow virus CNS infections are all except:

40. Palatal myoclonus is seen in:

41. All of the following produce cerebellar degeneration except:

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

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

44. All of the following produce meningism except:

45. Which drug is not used in parkinsonism?

46. Neurological features of thyrotoxicosis do not include:

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

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

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

50. Intermittent bulbar palsy is seen in:

51. alpha-bungarotoxin is associated with neuroparalysis in:

52. Waddling gait is seen in alt except:

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

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

55. Sarcoidosis commonly involves the cranial nerve:

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

57. Tensilon test improves the muscle weakness in:

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

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

60. Glasgow Coma Scale assesses all except:

61. The commonest cause of aphasia is:

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

63. Multiple sclerosis is not associated with:

64. The commonest cause of anisocoria is:

65. All of the following are antiepileptic drugs except:

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

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

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

69. ‘Hippus’ is:

70. Miosis is found in all except:

71. Prophylaxis of migraine may be done by:

72. Corneal reflex tests the integrity of:

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

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

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

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

77. Lymphocytic pleocytosis in CSF is not found in:

78. Complication of phenytoin does not include?

79. Muscle sense is increased in all except:

80. Horner’s syndrome manifests as:

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

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

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

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

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

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

87. The earliest skin lesion in tuberous sclerosis is:

88. Lasegue’s sign is present in:

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

90. Pseudobulbar palsy is not associated with:

91. The commonest cause of abducent nerve palsy is:

92. Carotid artery stenosis gives rise to:

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

94. Peripheral neuropathy associated with hypertension is found in:

95. 3-Hz spike-and-wave discharge in EEG during the seizure is diagnostic of:

96. Therapeutic range of phenytoin is:

97. Oppenheim’s gait is characteristic of:

98. Todd’s palsy is characteristic of:

99. Monoplegia is due to lesions in:

100. The oculogyric crisis is found in all except:

101. Lesion in athetosis lies in:

102. Which of the following does not produce fasciculation?

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

104. Disorder of language of cerebral origin is:

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

106. Hypertonia is a feature of all except:

107. Characteristic of LMN lesion is:

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

109. Proximal muscle weakness is not produced by:

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

111. Vibration sensation is lost early in:

112. The commonest cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage is:

113. Fine tremor is found in:

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

115. Romberg’s sign is present in:

116. Phenytoin toxicity may result in all except:

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

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

119. Nimodipine used in subarachnoid haemorrhage:

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

121. Down-beating nystagmus is seen in:

122. Posterior column lesion will have:

123. Ataxia-telangiectasia is not associated with:

124. Commonest cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is:

125. The commonest presentation of neurocysticercosis is:

126. Dementia pugilistica develops as a result of:

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

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

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

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

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

132. Maligant hyperthermia may be produced by all except:

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

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

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

136. Uncinate fits are characteristically seen in tumours of:

137. The commonest intracranial tumour in children is:

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

139. Chorea may develop from the consumption of:

140. Which is not a PRION disease?

141. Cerebral infarction can be detected earliest by:

142. Muscle pain is not characteristic of:

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

144. A cataract is not characteristic of:

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

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

147. Regarding dermatomyositis, which one is false?

148. The dermatome at the nipple is:

149. Tropical spastic paraplegia is caused by:

150. Lhermitte’s sign is not found in:

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

152. Lithium is not used in:

153. Which organism commonly produces meningitis in an adolescent?

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

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

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

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

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

159. Dilator pupillae is supplied by:

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

161. CNS involvement of SLE includes all except:

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

163. Which of the following produces wrist drop?

164. Optic neuritis may be produced by all except:

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

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

167. Abdominal reflex is usually retained in:

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

169. Xanthochromia is not a feature of:

170. Meralgia paraesthetica is characterised by all except:

171. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from damage of:

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

173. The commonest cause of unilateral foot drop is:

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

175. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome encompasses all except:

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

177. Which of the following is not a feature of parkinsonism?

178. Hypersomnolence is found in all except:

179. The best drug for photosensitive epilepsy is:

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

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

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

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

184. Pyramidal signs may be associated with:

185. Bromocriptine is not useful in the treatment of:

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

187. Neurological feature of myxoedema may be:

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

189. All of the following may produce syncope except:

190. Myopathy is best diagnosed by:

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

192. Ptosis with a dilated pupil is observed in:

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

194. Chronic fatigue syndrome is fundamentally a:

195. Characteristics of “rigidity’ are all except:

196. Commonest visual difficulty in multiple sclerosis:

197. Pendular nystagmus is found in:

198. Alcohol withdrawal is not associated with:

199. Right middle cerebral artery territory infarction usually does not feature:

200. Spastic paraplegia is not produced by:

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

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

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

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

205. Hiccough occurs in all of the following except:

206. Amantadine does not produce:

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

208. Regarding acute transverse myelitis, which is false?

209. Which of the following remains normal in leprosy?

210. Unilateral ptosis is characteristic of all except:

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

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

213. Astasia·abasia is known as:

214. Abdominal reflex is lost early in:

215. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is commonly due to:

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

217. Which one is not a primitive reflex?

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

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

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

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