Dementia and Cognitive Disorders Practice Questions

Question 1

All are true regarding Fronto-temporal dementia except:

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Insight present

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Affective symptoms

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Age less than 65 years

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Stereotypic behavior

Question 2

The web-based IT system for case-based surveillance under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP, formerly RNTCP) is

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NIKSHAY

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E-TB Tracker

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SURAKSHA

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SAFETY-NET

Question 3

Which of the following is a key distinguishing feature of delirium compared to dementia?

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Acute onset of confusion and disorientation

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Visual hallucinations

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Gradual memory loss

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Difficulty in recognizing familiar people

Question 4

What is the possible cause of irreversible dementia?

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Lewy body

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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NPH

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Hypothyroid

Question 5

Which one of the following is a subcortical dementia?

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Huntington's chorea

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Vit B12 deficiency

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Normal pressure Hydrocephalus

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Alzheimer's disease

Question 6

False regarding Alzheimer's disease (AD) is:

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Extracellular inclusion (lesion) can occur in the absence of intracellular inclusions to make pathological diagnosis of AD

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Number of neurofibrillary tangles is associated with the severity of dementia

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Number of senile (neuritic) plaques correlates (increases) with age

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Presence of tau protein suggest neurodegeneration

Question 7

All of the following are features of dementia, EXCEPT:

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Clouding of consciousness present

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Insidious in onset

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Visual hallucinations may occur

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Usually irreversible

Question 8

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B.

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A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

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A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

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A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

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A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 9

Which of the following non-memory cognitive symptoms can be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD)?

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All of the options

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Aphasia

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Apraxia

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Agnosia

Question 10

Dementia is present in all except:

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Ganser syndrome

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Lewy body dementia

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Pick's disease

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Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Cognitive Disorders — MCQs

Dementia and Cognitive Disorders — MCQs

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