Public Health

Question 1

Which of the WHO groups of nervous system diseases disables the population the
most?
a. Cerebrovascular diseases, led by stroke

Answer 1

a. Cerebrovascular diseases, led by stroke

Question 2

Which of the following diseases, from the group of diseases of the nervous system,
is classified by the WHO as a major public health problem?
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Neuromuscular junction diseases
c. Huntington’s disease
d. None of the following

Answer 2

d. None of the following

Question 3

According to DALYs, it is the biggest burden in Slovenia:
a. stroke
b. multiple sclerosis
c. Parkinson’s disease

Answer 3

a. stroke

Question 4

The most common disease is:
a. headache
b. multiple sclerosis
c. Parkinson’s disease

Answer 4

a. headache

Question 5

It has the highest prevalence of nervous diseases:
a. headache
b. cerebrovascular disease
c. dementia
d. Parkinson’s disease

Answer 5

a. headache

Question 6

The most common neurodegenerative disease is:
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. Huntington’s disease
d. migraine
e. ALS

Answer 6

a. Alzheimer’s disease

Question 7

The most disabling of the following neurological disorders (DALYs)?
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. Huntington’s disease
d. migraine
e. ALS

Answer 7

a. Alzheimer’s disease

Question 8

How many strokes per year in SLO?
a. 4000

Answer 8

a. 4000

Question 9

Public health claims about stroke:
a. 1. reason for disability,
b. 2. the reason for mortality,
c. Incidence is rising in the developed world.

Answer 9

a. 1. reason for disability,
b. 2. the reason for mortality,
c. Incidence is rising in the developed world.

Question 10

The incidence of brain tumours (with metastases, the incidence is 30/100,000) is higher
than
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. strokes
c. Bell’s palsy
d. multiple sclerosis - 3/100,000/year

Answer 10

d. multiple sclerosis - 3/100,000/year

Question 11

The second most common dementia in the world is:
a. Alzheimer’s dementia
b. Lewy body dementia
c. vascular dementia
d. frontotemporal dementia
e. Pick’s dementia

Answer 11

c. vascular dementia

Question 12

Is it a major public health problem on a global scale?
a. cerebral palsy
b. brain damage
c. neuromuscular junction diseases
d. a and b
e. a and c

Answer 12

b. brain damage

Question 13

Stress is very common in Slovenia, even at work, so how can we solve this issue?
a. health education
b. health education
c. safety equipment

Answer 13

a. health education

Question 14

Which of the following are among the most disabling diseases?
a. headache
b. Alzheimer’s disease
c. stroke
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

Answer 14

d. all of the above

Question 15

Which group of neurological diseases are among the 10 most common causes of
death according to WHO?
a. cerebrovascular diseases
b. demyelinating diseases
c. brain tumours
d. neuropathies

Answer 15

a. cerebrovascular diseases

Question 16

According to the WHO, the most common presentation to primary care is s/z:
a. inflammatory polyneuropathy
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. multiple sclerosis
d. all of the above
e. b+c

Answer 16

a. inflammatory polyneuropathy

Question 17

Which of these diseases are most common at secondary and tertiary levels:
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. multiple sclerosis
d. none of the following

Answer 17

d. none of the following