NEUROLOGY MCQ – Exercise 15

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Q 1. true statement regarding thrombosis of cerebral venous sinuses includes

in most patients thrombosis occurs in >1 sinus

hypoplasia and atresia of transverse sinuses frequent

a prothrombotic risk factor or a direct cause is identified in 85% of patients

all of the above

Q 2. which of the following may cause increased risk of venous thrombosis as well as arterial thrombosis

antiphospholipid syndrome

systemic malignancy

homocystinemia

factor V lieden mutation

Q 3. use of which has no proven value in intracranial hypertension management in CVT

acetazolamide

glycerol

mannitol

corticosteroids

Q 4. which may result in embolic stroke

polycythemia vera

libman-sacks endocarditis

nephrotic syndrome

sickle cell anemia

Q 5. most common pattern of clinical presentation of CVT is

focal deficits

isolated intracranial hypertension

subacute diffuse encephalopathy

acute painful ophthalmoplegia

Q 6. NASCET and ECST trials advocate carotid endarterectomy when carotid artery stenosis is more than

30%

50%

70%

90%

Q 7. CHADS2 score is calculating risk of stroke in

nonvalvular AF

mitral valve prolapse

patent foramen ovale

mechanical heart valve

Q 8. a women on OCPs have a high risk of venous sinus thrombosis if she has following mutation

thrombin G20210 mutation

prothrombin G20210 mutation

antithrombin G20210 mutation

antiprothrombin G20210 mutation

Q 9. recent transmural MI of which part is mostly the source of cerebral emboli

anteroapical ventricular wall

inferior ventricular wall

posterior ventricular wall

lateral ventricular wall

Q 10. thrombosis of which venous sinuses mostly manifests as cranial nerve palsies

petrosal sinuses

straight sinus

superior sagittal sinus

transeverse sinus

Q 11. classic picture of deep cerebral venous thrombosis is

intracranial hypertension

progressive cerebellar incoordination and cranial nerve palsies

acute coma , decerebration and extrapyramidal hypertonia

partial seizures

Q 12. underlying pathology in lacunar stroke is

congenital anomaly

embolism

lipohyalinosis

all of the above

Q 13. lacune in latin means

deficiet

lake

river

stone

Q 14. in lacunar infarction what size of small artery is occluded in brain

10 to 100 µm

20 to 200 µm

30 to 300 µm

40 to 400 µm

Q 15. cavernous sinuses empty into

superior petrosal sinus

straight sinus

great vein of galen

superior sagittal sinus

Q 16. maximum points in CHADS2 score is for

age

hypertension

congestive heart failure

stroke or TIA

Q 17. carotid endarterectomy is most beneficial within how many weeks of symptom onset

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

8 weeks

Q 18. feature of superficial cerebral veins or cortical veins

thin walls

no muscle fibres

no valves

all of the above

Q 19. CT finding in case of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis

dense triangle sign

empty delta sign

cord sign

all of the above

Q 20. cereberal veins contain how much of the total cereberal blood volume

30%

50%

70%

90%

Q 21. which investigation is normal in patients with venous sinus thrombosis

CT scan

MR venography

CT venography

conventional Xray angiography

Q 22. superior sagittal sinus connected with the scalp veins through

representative veins

envoy veins

emissary veins

messenger veins

Q 23. lacunar syndrome includes all except

pure motor hemiparesis due to infarct in posterior limb of the internal capsule

pure sensory stroke due to infarct in ventrolateral thalamus

ataxic hemiparesis due to infarct in base of pons

dysarthria and clumsy hand due to infarction in medulla

Q 24. lateral sinuses drain blood from

cerebellum

brainstem

posterior part of cerebral hemispheres

all of the above

Q 25. most frequent but least specific symptom of sinus thrombosis is

severe headache

ophthalmoplegia

focal deficits

partial seizures

Q 26. most common source of artery to artery embolic stroke is

aortic arch

carotid bifurcation

common carotid

vertebral arteries

Q 27. lacunar infarcts range in size from

1mm to 5 mm

1 mm to 10 mm

2 mm to 10 mm

3 mm to 20 mm

Q 28. principal risk factor for lacunar infarcts is

hypertension

diabetes mellitus

cigarette smoking

stress

Q 29. following drain into cavernous sinuses

superior and inferior ophthalmic veins

sphenoparietal sinus

middle cerebral vein

all of the above

Q 30. venous sinus thrombosis includes

thrombosis of lateral sinus

thrombosis of sagittal sinus

thrombosis of small cortical veins

all of the above

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