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1

Which of the following is typically not associated with upper motor neuron (UMN) lesions?

ADTR increased

BAtrophy

CSpasticity

DRigidity

2

A 78-year-old woman presents with a progressive decline in daily activity. She gives a history of convulsions and visual hallucinations. She does not talk to anyone and keeps looking at the sky. Pathological examination shows the presence of Lewy bodies within the neurons. What is the most probable diagnosis?

APrion disease

BHuntington's disease

CLewy body dementia

DAlzheimer's disease

3

False regarding Alzheimer's disease (AD) is:

ANumber of neurofibrillary tangles is associated with the severity of dementia

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

CPresence of tau protein suggest neurodegeneration

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

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