Motor Neuron Diseases

1. ALS presents with...

UMN signs

LMN signs

Both

2. Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrigs disease

Amyotrophic medial sclerosis

Lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Medial sclerosis

3. When is the usual onset for ALS?

Childhood

Teenage years

Middle aged

Elderly

4. Are patients with ALS purely motor?

Yes

No

5. What is the medicine that is used for ALS

Riluzole

Mitrixol

Rupinazole

Tinidazole

6. The pathophysiology for ALS is deterioration of what?

Neurons in the ventral horn

Neurons in the dorsal horn

Neurons in the cerebellum

Grey matter of the cerebrum

7. For ALS what two functions typically remain intact?

Ocular muscle movements

Reflexes

Sphincter control

Speaking

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8. For pts with ALS death usually occurs from respiratory failure or complications from immobility. What is their average life expectancy?

1.5 yrs

2.5 yrs

3.5yrs

4.5 yrs

9. A patient comes in with the clinical presentation of Progressive Bulbar palsy for ALS. What signs are shown with this palsy?

Difficulty raising arm

Difficulty speaking

Difficulty swallowing

Difficulty with memory