Multiple Choice Questions - Parkinson's Disease

Multiple Choice Questions - Parkinson's Disease

The common cause of chronic progressive parkinsonism is

·         Gene mutation

·         Toxins

·         Trauma

·         All of the above

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Answer: All of the above

The peak age of onset for Parkinson’s Disease is in the following decade

·         Third

·         Fourth

·         Fifth

·         Sixth

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Answer: Sixth

Parkinson’s Disease is more commonly seen among

·         Men

·         Women

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Answer: Men

What is the usual blinking rate per minute in a human being?

·         12 to 20

·         15 to 25

·         18 to 28

·         21 to 31

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Answer: 12 to 20

What is the blinking rate per minute for a patient with Parkinson’s Disease?

·         5 to 10

·         12 to 17

·         19 to 24

·         26 to 31

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Answer: 5 to 10

The characteristic tremor of Parkinson’s disease is described as

·         Alternating

·         Pill-rolling

·         Resting

·         All the above

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Answer: All the above

Micrographia of Parkinson’s disease is

·         Hurried walking

·         Slowness of movement

·         Small handwriting

·         Soft speech

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Answer: Small handwriting

The characteristic tremor of Parkinson’s disease usually involves

·         Arm

·         Eyelids

·         Hand

·         Jaw

·         Tongue

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Answer: Hand

Bradykinesia of Parkinson’s disease is

·         Hurried walking

·         Slowness of movement

·         Small handwriting

·         Soft speech

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Answer: Slowness of movement

The part of the brain most affected in Parkinson’ Disease is

·         Corpus striatum

·         Putamen

·         Substantia nigra

·         Thalamus

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Answer: Substantia nigra

Eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions seen in the brain cells of a patient with Parkinson’ Disease are

·         Golgi bodies

·         Lewy bodies

·         Paschen bodies

·         All of the above

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Answer: Lewy bodies

Which of the following genes are linked to Parkinson's Disease?

·         SNCA and PARK2

·         PARK2 and PARK7

·         PARK7 and PINK1

·         PINK1 and LRRK2

·         All of the above

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Answers: All of the above

Which of the following tests aid to determine the levels of dopamine in the brain cells of a patient with Parkinson’s Disease ?

·         MRI

·         Olfactory testing

·         PET scan

·         Sonography

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Answer: PET scan

Which is the drug of choice for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's Disease?

·         Amantadine

·         Anticholinergic

·         Dopamine

·         Levodopa

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Answer: Levodopa