33 Neuropsychiatry – 5
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1. The amygdala has a role in visuo-spatial function. | ![]() |
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2. The area implicated in dyslexia is supplied by the anterior cerebral artery. | ![]() |
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3. Carbon monoxide poisoning is rarely associated with long-term sequelae. | ![]() |
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4. Spongiform degeneration in CJD is due to neuronal loss. | ![]() |
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5. A normal CSF pressure is 70–180 mm. | ![]() |
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6. Metabolic disorders often increase alpha waves on the EEG. | ![]() |
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7. Death by suicide occurs in 1.4% of patients with epilepsy. | ![]() |
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8. Alternative psychosis with forced normalization of the EEG is a subtype of ictal psychosis. | ![]() |
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9. Verbal recall is affected in right frontal lesions. | ![]() |
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10. Linkage analysis can be used to study genetic disorders in families. | ![]() |
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11. The transcriptome is a collection of RNA transcripts. | ![]() |
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12. HIV enters the brain in the late stage of the illness. | ![]() |
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13. Progressive memory loss is seen in HIV encephalitis. | ![]() |
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14. The age of onset of Huntington’s disease is associated with the number of trinucleotide repeats. | ![]() |
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15. In Huntington’s disease the degree of atrophy of the caudate nucleus is the best indicator of cognitive dysfunction. | ![]() |
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16. Procedural memory is not affected in Korsakoff’s syndrome. | ![]() |
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17. Lethargy in multiple sclerosis is often due to a depressive disorder. | ![]() |
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18. Iomazenil is used as a ligand for benzodiazepine receptors. | ![]() |
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19. The planum temporale is located in the anterior part of the inferior temporal gyrus. | ![]() |
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20. Difficulties with spatial recognition are more likely to occur in lesions with right-sided hemiplegia than left-sided. | ![]() |
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21. Stage 4 sleep occurs more frequently in the second half of the night. | ![]() |
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22. Sleep apnoea is seen in left ventricular failure. | ![]() |
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23. Superior oblique muscle paralysis results in an inability to see inwards and downwards. | ![]() |
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24. The EEG in hypothyroidism shows reduced alpha waves. | ![]() |
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25. White matter hyperintensities are most commonly periventricular. | ![]() |
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ANSWERS
1. The amygdala has a role in visuo-spatial function.
False: The amygdala has a complex range of functions centring on emotions, emotionally conditioned behaviour and establishing links between emotional value and memories. It has no role in visuo-spatial function (Sadock & Sadock 2005, p. 1749).
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