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PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2020/2021 SERIES RATED A1. What is abulia? Lack of will, drive,
or initiative for action,
speech and thought
2. What is anterior cerebral artery stroke syn- - Contralateral leg
drome? paresis
- Abulia, disinhibition,
executive dysfunction
*In some cases, aki-
netic mutism, if bilater-
al caudate head infarc-
tion
3. What is middle cerebral artery stroke syndrome? - Contralateral hemi-
paresis/sensory loss
- Homonymous hemi-
anopia
- Dysarthria, aphasia,
Alexia, agraphia, acal-
culia, apraxia
*If non-dominant side
(right hemisphere) af-
fected, patient may ne-
glect the left side of en-
vironment
4. What is posterior cerebral artery syndrome? - Occipital lobe: con-
tralateral homonymous
hemianopia, cortical
blindness
- Medial temporal
lobe: long term and
short term memory
loss, behavioral alter-
ation (paranoia, agita-
tion, anger)
- Thalamic infarct (de-
creased level of con-
,PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2020/2021 SERIES RATED A
sciousness, memory
impairment, executive
function, aphasia, con-
tralateral sensory loss)
5. What is the presentation of midbrain stroke? - Ipsilateral 3rd nerve
palsy
- Contralateral hemi-
paresis of the arm and
leg, sometimes with
hemiplegia of the face
- Contralateral hemi-
ataxia
6. What is the presentation of pontine stroke? - Horner's syndrome
on ipsilateral side
- 6th and 7th nerve
palsy (diplopia, weak
face) on ipsilateral side
- Loss of pain and tem-
perature sense on ipsi-
lateral side
- Nystagmus, nausea
- Loss of sen-
sation/weakness in
leg/arm on contralater-
al side
7. What is the presentation of medullary stroke? - Tongue weakness
- Sensory loss in face
- Horner's syndrome
- Palate weakness
(dysphagia)
8. What is lacunar stroke syndromes? - Pure motor stroke:
posterior limb of the in-
ternal capsule (stutter-
ing over hours to days)
- Pure sensory stroke:
thalamic infarction
,PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2020/2021 SERIES RATED A
- Sensorimotor stroke:
junction between thala-
mus and internal cap-
sule
- Ataxic hemiparesis:
infarction in the corona
radiate (ataxia is unilat-
eral)
- Clumsy
hand-dysarthria: pons
(sometimes corona ra-
diate and internal cap-
sule) infarction
9. What is the most common comorbidity in a pa- Another anxiety disor-
tient with an anxiety disorder? der
10. What are the most common causes of copper Gastric bypass surgery
deficiency? and zinc toxicity
11. What is the presentation of copper deficiency? Hematological conse-
quences: myelodyspla-
sia, anemia, low white
blood cell count
Neurological conse-
quences: sensory atax-
ia, spasticity, mus-
cle weakness, damage
to peripheral nerves,
myelopathy and rarely
optic neuropathy
12. How does vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) present? - Caused by pyridox-
ine-inactivating drugs
such as isoniazid, pro-
tein-energy undernutri-
tion, malabsorption, al-
coholism, or excessive
loss
- Deficiency can cause
, PRITE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2020/2021 SERIES RATED A
peripheral neuropathy,
seborrheic dermatitis,
glossitis, and cheilosis.
In adults, depression,
confusion and seizures
are typical
13. What statistic variable measures the magnitude Effect size
of difference between two intervention groups?
14. What is ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency? Inherited disorder that
causes ammonia to ac-
cumulate in the blood
- Ammonia, which is
formed when proteins
are broken down in the
body, is toxic if the lev-
els become too high
15. What is MECP2? What disorder does it cause? - It is a methylated DNA
binding protein. It binds
to methylated to DNA
and removes acytlase.
- In females it causes
Rett syndrome.
- Cause an ex-
tremely variably ex-
pressed syndrome fea-
turing cognitive im-
pairment and oth-
er CNS features in
males (MECP2 dupli-
cation syndrome: se-
vere intellectual dis-
ability and impaired
motor function)
16. What is cluster A personality disorders?
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