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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1669493
Multiple Choice Questions
Publication History
Publication Date:
25 September 2018 (online)
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Genetic mutation which is NOT characteristically associated with Dravet syndrome is
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A) SCN2A
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B) SCN 1B
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C) CACNA 1H
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D) GABARG2
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All are true facts about Ring 20 chromosome syndrome except
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A) NCSE of frontotemporal origin
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B) Microcephaly is usual accompaniment
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C) Nocturnal CSWS pattern is not a point of exclusion
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D) Profound intellectual dysfunction can occur
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Absence seizures are seen in what percentage of JME
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A) 5%
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B) 10%
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C) 30%
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D) 50%
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Mechanism of action of Perampanel is through
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A) Potassium channel blocking
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B) Prolonging sodium channel inactivation
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C) AMPA receptor facilitation
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D) AMPA receptor blocking
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Which among the following differentiates nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy from parasomnias?
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A) Coherent speech with no recall
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B) Five or more events in a single night
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C) Duration of more than 10 minutes
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D) Wandering outside room
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All are true about autosomal dominant temporal lobe epilepsy with auditory features except
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A) Classically associated with lateral temporal atrophy
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B) LGI1 gene mutation is the commonest
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C) Commonly simple unformed auditory aura
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D) Starts in adolescence or early adulthood
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Which of the following conditions typically has eye closure sensitivity?
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A) Dravet syndrome
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B) Doose syndrome
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C) Benign Rolandic epilepsy
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D) Juvenile absence epilepsy
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Correct statement about high frequency oscillations (HFO) is
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A) They can be recorded by normal surface electrodes
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B) They refer to excitatory field potentials in normal hippocampus
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C) They have high specificity for seizure onset zone
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D) They have no relevance to epilepsy surgery
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Rufinamide has been approved for clinical use in
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A) Ohtahara syndrome
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B) West syndrome
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C) Migrating partial epilepsy of infancy
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D) Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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The most commonly encountered benign epileptiform variant is
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A) Benign sporadic sleep spikes
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B) Phantom spikes
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C) Rhythmic midtemporal theta bursts of drowsiness
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D) Wicket waves
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