Neurological Terminology

1.

Allodynia is

A.

A loss of touch sensation
B.

A feeling that normal touch sensation is painful
C.

Hypersensitivity to loud noises
D.

Impaired co-ordination
E.

Inability to read written text

Correct Answer
B. A feeling that normal touch sensation is painful

2.

Anosmia is

A.

Degradation of the blood-brain barrier
B.

Loss of memory
C.

Inability to articulate speech
D.

Drooping of the eyelid
E.

Loss of sense of smell

Correct Answer
E. Loss of sense of smell

3.

Hemianopia is

A.

Loss of half the visual field
B.

Loss of sensation on one side of the body
C.

Loss of motor co-ordination on one side of the body
D.

Loss of self-recognition affecting only one half of the body
E.

Loss of hearing on one side

Correct Answer
A. Loss of half the visual field

4.

Dysgraphia is

A.

A specific impairment in the ability to perform simple mathematical calculations (other cognitive abilities remain unchanged)
B.

An inability to swallow
C.

Weakness or paralysis of both legs
D.

Inability to write
E.

Slow or sustained abnormal movement of a limb

Correct Answer
D. Inability to write

5.

A tic is a

A.

Sterotyped brief movement
B.

Rhythmic oscillatory movement
C.

Inability to articulate speech
D.

Slow, repetitive involuntary movement, particularly of distal limb
E.

Feeling of movement, either in the environment or of self in the environment

Correct Answer
A. Sterotyped brief movement

6.

Pick the best definition of Paraesthesia from the list below

A.

Loss of sensation
B.

Abnormal sensation
C.

Unpleasant abnormal sensation
D.

Pleasant abnormal sensation
E.

Feeling that normal touch sensation is painful

Correct Answer
B. Abnormal sensation

Explanation
'Unpleasant abnormal sensation' is better described as 'Dysaesthesia''

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7.

Agnosia is best described as

A.

An visual impairment defined by an inability to see anything more than fuzzy outlines and shade
B.

Inability to swallow
C.

An inability to recognise objects/self in the absence of a visual impairment
D.

Loss of the senses of taste and smell
E.

Complete loss of all sight

Correct Answer
C. An inability to recognise objects/self in the absence of a visual impairment

8.

Proprioception is

A.

Heightened sensitivity to pain
B.

Inability to feel any pain - other tactile sensations remain intact
C.

The perception of sounds as odours
D.

Awareness of position and movement
E.

The ability to hold a pen above the head without falling over

Correct Answer
D. Awareness of position and movement

9.

Dyscalculia is

A.

An inability to read or understand numbers
B.

An inability to write
C.

The sensation that persons well known are actually are strangers
D.

The sensation that strangers are actually persons well known
E.

An inability to move the muscles required to form speech

Correct Answer
A. An inability to read or understand numbers

10.

Hemiparesis means

A.

Paralysis on one side of the body
B.

Loss of half the visual field
C.

Burning sensation on one half of the body
D.

Weakness on one side of the body
E.

Weakness of one limb

Correct Answer
D. Weakness on one side of the body

Explanation
Paralysis on one side of the body is Hemiplegia Weakness of one limb is monoparesis

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11.

Ptosis is?

A.

Absence of the Babinski reflex
B.

Diminished muscle stretch reflexes
C.

Drooping of the eyelid
D.

Enlarged pupil
E.

Small pupil

Correct Answer
C. Drooping of the eyelid

12.

The neurological term for a small pupil is

A.

Athetosis
B.

Miosis
C.

Mitosis
D.

Paresis
E.

Praxis

Correct Answer
B. Miosis

13.

Angiography is principally used to visualize

A.

Blood vessels
B.

Cerebrospinal fluid
C.

Grey matter
D.

Neuromuscular Junction
E.

White matter

Correct Answer
A. Blood vessels

14.

Radiculopathy is damage to/results from

A.

Decussation of the Pyramids
B.

Meninges
C.

Nerve root
D.

Spinal cord
E.

Thalamocortical projections

Correct Answer
C. Nerve root

15.

An inability perform a learned motor task, in the absence of weakness or a sensory disturbance, is called

A.

Agnosia
B.

Alexithymia
C.

Amnesia
D.

Apraxia
E.

Ataxia

Correct Answer
D. Apraxia

16.

Quadrantanopia is

A.

Defect affecting half the visual field
B.

Defect affecting a quarter of the visual field
C.

A 1979 film about Mods and mopeds, starring Sting as a BELL BOY
D.

Weakness/paralysis of the upperlimbs
E.

Weakness/paralysis of all four limbs

Correct Answer
B. Defect affecting a quarter of the visual field

17.

Ataxia is

A.

Impaired co-ordination
B.

Inability to read
C.

Inability to swallow
D.

Inability to understand language
E.

Libertarian economic policy

Correct Answer
A. Impaired co-ordination

18.

Myelitis is

A.

Inflammation of the eye
B.

Inflammation of the meninges
C.

Inflammation of muscle
D.

Inflammation of peripheral nerve(s)
E.

Inflammation of the spinal cord

Correct Answer
E. Inflammation of the spinal cord

19.

Athetosis is best described as

A.

Brief, involuntary, fidgety movements
B.

Rhythmic contraction of muscle at rest
C.

Rhythmic oscillatory movement
D.

Slow, involuntary and repetitive writhing movement
E.

Stereotyped brief movement

Correct Answer
D. Slow, involuntary and repetitive writhing movement

20.

An inability to understand speech is

A.

Dysaesthesia
B.

Dysarthria
C.

Dyskinesia
D.

Dysphagia
E.

Dysphasia

Correct Answer
E. Dysphasia

21.

An inability to articulate speech is

A.

Dysaethesia
B.

Dysarthria
C.

Dyslexia
D.

Dyspepsia
E.

Dystonia

Correct Answer
B. Dysarthria

Explanation
The key difference between dysathria and dysphasia/aphasia is the location of the impairment. Dysarthria is a motor condition, an impairment of the ability to control the muscles required to make the sounds necessary for speech. The understanding of language is usually intact. Dysphasia is an impairment of higher cortical processes which are required for the ability to understand language or to create language. The downstream motor processes are not affected.

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