Neurological Exam MCQ Quiz!

List 3 behavioral/cognitive symptoms that can be used to distinguish vascular dementia from Alzheimer’s Dementia (not neuroanatomical).

List 3 cognitive findings in schizophrenia (not neuroanatomical).

List 2 neurological findings in schizophrenia (not behavioral/ not cognitive).

What is diffuse axonal injury (DAI) and why does it occur?

Give a brief definition of dementia.

Why do 7-year-olds typically have worse outcomes following brain injuries than 3-year-olds (assuming similar injuries)?

List 3 cognitive/behavioral changes commonly associated with HIV dementia (not neuroanatomical)?

When would you refer for a neuropsychological evaluation?

List the 2 defining symptoms of a pervasive developmental disorder.

List 3 Neurobiological symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Define a coup and contrecoup.

List 3 neurobiological changes associated with eating disorders (not cog or behav.)

What is the Kennard Principle?

Define Cerebral Palsy.  List 2 common causes of it.

List 3 neuropathological features associated with Conduct disordered children (not cog or behav)

List 3 pre-injury factors believed to affect outcomes following a traumatic brain injury.

List 3 potential neuroanatomical changes in Herpes Encephalitis (not cog or behav)

List 3 disorders that can occur due to problems in the migration phase of embryogenesis.

Define “crowding” with respect to a child’s recovery from traumatic injury.

Describe the primary and secondary effects of traumatic brain injury.

List 2 symptoms of a nonverbal learning disability.

List 3 neuropsychological symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

List three advantages of the fixed battery approach to neuropsychological assessment.

  ______ type of brain injury/event typically has the worst rehab outcome (group data)

List 3 causes of epilepsy.