Narcolepsy Practice Questions

Question 1

Child wakes up at night sweating and terrified, does not remember the episode - diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Night terrors

Answer

Narcolepsy

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Nightmares

Answer

Somnambulism

Question 2

Modafinil is approved by FDA for treatment of all except:

Accepted Answer

Lethargy in depression

Answer

Narcolepsy

Answer

Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD)

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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

Question 3

Narcolepsy is associated with?

Accepted Answer

Hypnagogic hallucination

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Late age of onset

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Decreased NREM sleep

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Normal sleep architecture

Question 4

Which condition is associated with periodic discharges on EEG at 4-second intervals?

Accepted Answer

SSPE

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Absence Seizure

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REM sleep disorder

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Focal epilepsy

Question 5

What is the primary characteristic of narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

Excessive daytime sleepiness

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Sleep terrors

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Sleep walking

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Sleeptalking

Question 6

Which of the following statements about narcolepsy is false?

Accepted Answer

Sleep architecture normal

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Loss of muscle tone

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Hallucination

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Cataplexy

Question 7

Which of the following statements about narcolepsy is false?

Accepted Answer

Day dreaming

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Cataplexy

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Sudden sleep and decreased REM latency

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Hypnagogic hallucinations

Question 8

Who is known as the father of modern psychiatry?

Accepted Answer

Philippe Pinel

Answer

Bleuler

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Freud

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Kraepelin

Question 9

Bruxism most commonly occurs during which phase of sleep?

Accepted Answer

NREM Stage II

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REM sleep

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NREM Stage I

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NREM Stage III

Question 10

Benzodiazepines are used in the treatment of somnambulism because they?

Accepted Answer

Decrease the duration of NREM stages III and IV

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Increase the duration of NREM stages III and IV

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Increase the duration of REM sleep

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Decrease the duration of REM sleep

Narcolepsy — MCQs

Narcolepsy — MCQs

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