Neuro A BBE

Question 1

Endomorph pathologies

Answer 1

Mood disorders (bipolar)
Bulimia

Question 2

Mesomorph disorders

Answer 2

Antisocial

Question 3

Ectomorph disorders

Answer 3

Marfans
Anorexia
Drug induced psychosis
Schizophrenia

Question 4

Omega sign

Answer 4

Furrowing of brown in Melancholia

Question 5

Frontal lobe

Hyperactive v Hypoactive

Answer 5

Orbitofrontal prefrontal (disinhibition)

DLPFC

Question 6

Akathisia causes

Answer 6

L-Dopa
Neuroleptics
SSRIs

Question 7

Choreoathetoid movement causes

Answer 7

Basal ganglia dysfunction
Unmediated schizophrenia
Heavy cocaine use
Rapid opioid dose changes

Question 8

Intention tremor

Answer 8

Cerebellar dysfunction - occurs during movement

Question 9

Asterixis

Answer 9

Flapping tremor

Occurs with delirium due to organ failure toxicity

Question 10

Wing beating tremor

Answer 10

Occurs with Wilson’s disease

Question 11

Apraxia

Answer 11

Inability to perform simple motor tasks despite strength to do so

Frontal lobe dysfunction

Question 12

Constructional dyspraxia

Answer 12

Inability to copy shape

Non dominant parietal lobe

Question 13

Ideokinetic dyspraxia

Answer 13

Inability to pantomime an action

Non dominant parietal lobe
Superior longitudinal fasciculus
Corpus callosum

Question 14

Kinesthetic dyspraxia

Answer 14

Inability to mimic hand movements

Contralateral parietal lobe

Question 15

Dressing dyspraxia

Answer 15

Nondominant parietal lobe

Question 16

Dystonia

Answer 16

Involuntary contraction of a specific muscle group

Basal ganglia
Neuroleptic/SSRI toxicity, overuse of muscle groups

Question 17

Automatisms

Answer 17

Repetitive movements (chewing, grimacing) occurring with reduced alertness & responsiveness

Epileptic seizures

Question 18

Utilization behaviors

Answer 18

Frontal disinhibited syndrome

Orbitofrontal prefrontal cortex