Which of the following is typically not associated with upper motor neuron (UMN) lesions?
ADTR increased
BAtrophy
CSpasticity
DRigidity
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
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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