Neuropsychiatry – 3

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31 Neuropsychiatry – 3

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1. Dyslexia is a characteristic feature of Gerstmann syndrome.
2. Difficulty in reading and writing is a feature of Wernicke’s aphasia.
3. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause amnesic confabulatory syndrome.
4. CJD is associated with triphasic waves on the EEG in 80% of cases.
5. A normal CSF reading includes 5 neutrophils per mL.
6. Barbiturates increase fast activity on the EEG.
7. Epilepsy-related automatisms are a common cause of homicide.
8. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex lesions cause apathy.
9. Genes code for introns, exons and tRNA.
10. The polymerase used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is heat stable.
11. In post-concussion syndrome the symptoms most rapidly improve after the first 6 months.
12. Schizophreniform psychosis is recognized in HIV.
13. Huntington’s disease is associated with CAG repeats.
14. In Huntington’s disease the unaffected siblings have a higher than average rate of criminal behaviour.
15. Implicit memory is preserved in Korsakoff’s syndrome.
16. Psychotic disorder in the context of multiple sclerosis has a poor outcome.
17. Narcolepsy is associated with loss of muscle tone in clear consciousness.
18. Left–right disorientation is a feature of left parietal lobe lesions.
19. Fluoxetine is effective in the treatment of pathological laughing/crying.
20. Prosopagnosia can result from a penetrating right-sided head injury.
21. Neuropsychiatric symptoms occur in most patients with systemic lupus erythematosis.
22. The treatment of choice for hypersomnia associated with severe apnoea is tracheostomy.
23. Night terror in adults is associated with depression.
24. Depression is rare in hyperthyroidism.
25. Vitamin B12 deficiency commonly causes dementia in the elderly.