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MRCPsych (Neuro) - Questions With Solutions (ExpertAnswered)
In which condition are Papp-Lantos bodies found? Right Ans - MSA
In which condition are asteroid bodies found? Right Ans - sarcoidosis
What is astereoagnosia? Right Ans - Inability to recognise objects by touch
- due to damage of parietal lobes or dorsal column.
What is an association tract? Right Ans - White matter tract that connects
areas in the same hemisphere
What is Anton's syndrome? Right Ans - Cortical blindness but patient
refuses to believe they are blind - often confabulate when asked to describe
things.
What does Ghrelin do? Right Ans - Stimulates hunger
What does cholecystokinin do? Right Ans - stimulates the gallbladder to to
eject bile and the pancreas to secrete alkaline fluid - inhibits gastrin and
delays gastric emptying, stimulates satiety
What enzyme cleaves APP in a non-toxic manner? Right Ans - alpha
secretase
What is Gertsmann's syndrome? Right Ans - Lesion of the dominant
(usually left) Parietal lobe
- patient has Acalculia, Agraphia, finger agnosia, left-right confusion.
-can be associated with an inferior homonymous hemianopia if optic radiation
is involved
Which arteries supply the caudate nucleus? Right Ans - Anterior and
middle cerebral arteries
What form of aphasia results from damage to the frontal lobe? Right Ans -
Broca's area in frontal lobe. Damage causes non-fluent aphasia but intact
comprehension. Supplied by MCA.
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