Neurology

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

2. Monoplegia is due to lesions in:

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

4. Apneustic breathing is seen in lesion of:

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

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

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

8. Xanthochromia is not a feature of:

9. Ptosis is absent in:

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

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

12. The commonest cause of abducent nerve palsy is:

13. All of the following may produce syncope except:

14. Oppenheim’s gait is characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

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

20. Complication of phenytoin does not include?

21. Which of the following is false regarding migraine?

22. Bromocriptine is not useful in the treatment of:

23. Xanthopsia is found in:

24. Amantadine does not produce:

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

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

27. Which of the following produces wrist drop?

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

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

30. Tabes dorsalis presents with all except:

31. Brain tumour disseminating through CSF is:

32. Flapping tremor is not found in:

33. Meralgia paraesthetica is characterised by all except:

34. Main d’ accoucheur is seen in:

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

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

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

38. Which is a cause of reversible dementia?

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

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

41. The commonest intracranial tumour in children is:

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

43. Palatal myoclonus is seen in:

44. Which of the following is false in polymyositis?

45. Tropical spastic paraplegia is caused by:

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

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

48. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from damage of:

49. Carotid artery stenosis gives rise to:

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

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

52. The reversible cause of dementia is:

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

54. Myopathy is best diagnosed by:

55. 3-Hz spike-and-wave discharge in EEG during the seizure is diagnostic of:

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

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

58. Which of the following remains normal in leprosy?

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

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

61. Peripheral neuropathy associated with hypertension is found in:

62. The commonest presentation of neurocysticercosis is:

63. Congenital abnormality produced by lithium therapy is:

64. Unilateral ptosis is characteristic of all except:

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

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

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

68. Glasgow Coma Scale assesses all except:

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

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

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

72. Fine tremor is found in:

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

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

75. All of the following produce meningism except:

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

77. alpha-bungarotoxin is associated with neuroparalysis in:

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

79. Titubation is classically seen in:

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

81. The commonest cause of anisocoria is:

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

83. The oculogyric crisis is found in all except:

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

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

86. Uncinate fits are characteristically seen in tumours of:

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

88. Berry aneurysm may be associated with all except:

89. Muscle pain is not characteristic of:

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

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

92. Dermatoglyphics with obtuse ATD angle is characteristic of:

93. The commonest type of neurofibroma is associated with:

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

95. Acoustic neuroma most likely leads to paralysis of:

96. Slow virus CNS infections are all except:

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

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

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

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

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

102. The earliest skin lesion in tuberous sclerosis is:

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

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

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

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

107. All are features of pontine haemorrhage except:

108. Hypertonia is a feature of all except:

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

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

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

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

113. The dermatome at the nipple is:

114. Corneal reflex tests the integrity of:

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

116. Abdominal reflex is usually retained in:

117. Regarding acute transverse myelitis, which is false?

118. Hypersomnolence is found in all except:

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

120. Alcohol withdrawal is not associated with:

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

122. Horner’s syndrome manifests as:

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

124. Todd’s palsy is characteristic of:

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

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

127. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is commonly due to:

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

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

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

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

132. Phenytoin toxicity may result in all except:

133. The commonest cause of aphasia is:

134. Ataxia-telangiectasia is not associated with:

135. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome encompasses all except:

136. Which is false regarding peripheral vertigo?

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

138. Multiple sclerosis is not associated with:

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

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

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

142. Characteristic of LMN lesion is:

143. Pseudobulbar palsy is not associated with:

144. Jaw claudication is not characteristic of:

145. Chorea may develop from the consumption of:

146. Proximal muscle weakness is not produced by:

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

148. Therapeutic range of phenytoin is:

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

150. Argyll Robertson pupil is found in all except:

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

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

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

154. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia results from:

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

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

157. Atypical feature of Guillain-Barre syndrome is:

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

159. Tensilon test improves the muscle weakness in:

160. Intermittent bulbar palsy is seen in:

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

162. All are recognised side effects of lithium except:

163. Disorder of language of cerebral origin is:

164. Xenophobia is the fear of:

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

166. The commonest intracranial tumour is:

167. Romberg’s sign is present in:

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

169. A cataract is not characteristic of:

170. The most common psychological disorder in myxoedema is:

171. Ptosis with a dilated pupil is observed in:

172. Lymphocytic pleocytosis in CSF is not found in:

173. Which drug is not used in parkinsonism?

174. Atrophy in Duchenne myopathy is classically seen in:

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

176. Muscle sense is increased in all except:

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

178. Anterior horn cell disease is:

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

180. Maligant hyperthermia may be produced by all except:

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

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

183. Inversion of supinator jerk indicates the lesion at:

184. Dilator pupillae is supplied by:

185. Pyramidal signs may be associated with:

186. Vibration sensation is lost early in:

187. Myxoedema coma is not associated with:

188. Pendular nystagmus is found in:

189. Which is not a PRION disease?

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

191. Cerebral infarction can be detected earliest by:

192. The commonest cause of unilateral foot drop is:

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

194. Which is abnormal regarding normal CSF findings?

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

196. Sarcoidosis commonly involves the cranial nerve:

197. The best drug for photosensitive epilepsy is:

198. Which is not parkinsonian plus syndrome?

199. Prophylaxis of migraine may be done by:

200. Down-beating nystagmus is seen in:

201. Which of the following does not produce phakomatosis?

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

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

204. Nimodipine used in subarachnoid haemorrhage:

205. Lithium is not used in:

206. Froin’s loculation syndrome does not have:

207. Neck rigidity is not found in:

208. Miosis is found in all except:

209. Narcolepsy is not associated with:

210. The commonest cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage is:

211. Optic neuritis may be produced by all except:

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

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

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

215. Increased jaw jerk is seen in:

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

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

218. The common sites of meningioma are alt except:

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

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

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