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DOI: 10.1016/S2213-6320(15)00012-3
MCQs – from previous issue, July–December 2014
Publikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
05. Mai 2018 (online)
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With reference to the KAP study from Kerala, what percentage of respondents considered epilepsy to be a contagious disease.
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a.– Zero
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b.– Five
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c.– Ten
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d.– Fifteen
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With respect to the study from Nigeria on status epilepticus, which one of following is the least common precipitating factor for SE in developing countries.
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a.– CNS infection
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b.– Alcohol abuse
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c.– AED non compliance
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d.– Stroke
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While comparing definitions of seizures in adults versus neonates, all of the following attributes are similar EXCEPT
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a.– Transient nature
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b.– Paroxysmal nature
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c.– Signs & symptoms in motor/autonomic behaviour functions
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d.– Abnormal neuro electrical activity
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Which of the following transient and paroxysmal motor phenomenon in neonates is least likely to be associated with electrographic seizures
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a.– Multifocal or fragmentary myoclonus
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b.– Focal tonic posturing
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c.– Bicycling movements and apnea
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d.– Migratory clonic seizures
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Many factors contribute to enhanced excitation of electrographic activity in neonatal brain. They include all EXCEPT
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a.– Developmental imbalance between the maturation of excitatory and inhibitory circuits
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b.– Low concentration of extracellular potassium in immature brain
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c.– Hypoxia
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d.– Hypoglycemia
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Motor automatisms, previously called subtle seizures, are common in neonates and difficult to differentiate from non-epileptic phenomenon. Which one of the following is most likely to be a seizures manifestation.
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a.– Slow roving eye movements
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b.– Jittery or tremulous movements
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c.– Stimulus sensitive myoclonus
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d.– Sustained eye opening & fixation
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Bening Familial Neonatal Convulsions (BFNC) is an autosomal dominant disorder involving.
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a.– Potassium channel
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b.– Sodium channel
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c.– Calcium Channel
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d.– Chloride channel
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Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE, Ohtahara syndrome) and the Early Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy (EMEE, Aicardi syndrome) share many common features EXCEPT
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a.– Poor prognosis
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b.– Development of hypsrhythmia around 3–6 month of age
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c.– Clinical features of West Syndrome
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d.– Inborn errors of metabolism
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All True statement about Levetiracetam, EXCEPT
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a.– Broad spectrum Antiepileptic
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b.– Encephalopathy and behavioural disturbances may occur uncommonly
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c.– Mostly metabolized in liver, with minimal renal elimination
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d.– Acts on synaptic vesicle protein SV2A and prevents exocytosis
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Two types of GM2 Gangliosidosis (Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff) have following similarities, EXCEPT
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a.– Organomegaly
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b.– Retinal Cherry Red Spot
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c.– Hypomyelination
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d.– Enlargement with abnormal signal changes in basal ganglia
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