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Question 1
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Which of the following statements are correct?
(more than one answer might be possible)
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The incidence of epileptic seizures is highest in the fourth decade of life.
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During childhood epileptic seizures do usually not occur.
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A decline in the incidence of epileptic seizures is usually not observed in the elderly.
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The current classification of epileptic seizures is based in part on the EEG.
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The current classification of epileptic seizures is based in part on clinical features.
Question 2
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Which of the following assignments is correct?
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1. Archicerebellum - Vestibulocerebellum - Cerebellar Hemispheres
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2. Paleocerebellum - Spinocerebellum - Superior vermis and paravermal cerebellar areas
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3. Paleocerebellum - Vestibulocerebellum - Flocculonodular lobe, inferior vermis
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4. Neocerebellum - Spinocerebellum - Cerebellar hemispheres
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5. Neocerebellum - Pontocerebellum - Anterior lobe
Question 3
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Which of the following statements regarding antiepileptic drugs (AED) are correct?
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The “new generation” AEDs (marketed since 1990) significantly reduced pharmacoresistance.
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AEDs with multiple molecular targets are more efficient.
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AEDs with multiple molecular targets have more side-effects.
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AED treatment regimens usually start with monotherapy.
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Most clinically relevant AED have been discovered by chance.
Question 4
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Mossy fibers are axons of CA3 primary cells.
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Aberrant mossy fiber sprouting is one hypothesis for epileptogenesis in limbic epilepsies.
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The cornu ammonis has filter function for downstream structures.
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Seizure-like events in in vitro models can be induced by lowering of sodium in the artificial cerebrospinal fluid.
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During seizure-like events in vitro light transmission of the tissue is decreased.
Question 5
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Idiopathic epilepsies commonly have a single-gene inheritance.
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Symptomatic epilepsies never have a genetic background.
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Rolando-epilepsy of childhood is a symptomatic epilepsy syndrome.
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Frontal lobe epilepsies may be purely genetic.
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The correct diagnosis of epilepsy is made from the EEG.
Question 6
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The cerebellum comprises of
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1. Only the lobuli centralis, semilunaris inferior and superior
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2. A cerebellar cortex, white matter, deep cerebellar and nuclei and some parts of the vestibular nuclei
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3. The cerebellar cortex and the DCN (dorsal cochlear nuclei)
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4. A cerebellar cortex with the molecular, Purkinje cell and granular layer
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5. A cerebellar cortex, white matter and deep cerebellar nuclei
Question 7
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Symptoms of cerebellar disorder can be:
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1. Intentional tremor, dysarthria and ataxia
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2. Dysarhtria, dysmetria and dyslexia
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3. Akinesis, ataxia and rigor
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4. Ataxia, dysmetria and rigor
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5. Rest tremor, akinesis and rigor
Question 8
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Which of the five clinical signs is a typical cerebellar sign?
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1. Aphasia
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2. Paresis
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3. Akinesis
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4. Deafness
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5. Ataxia
Question 9
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“The spinocerebellum is involved both in the control of posture and gait and the coordination of limb movements.”
Is this true or false?
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true
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false
Question 10
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Which statement about Friedreich's ataxia is not correct?
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Areflexia
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Trinucleotide repeat disorder
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Mitochondriopathy
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Atrophy of the cervical cord early in the disease
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Typical age of onset 70 years of age
Question 11
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Which of the following hypotheses about cerebellar function is not correct?
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1. The cerebellum contributes to certain cognitive tasks.
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2. The cerebellum is a learning device.
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3. The cerebellum is involved in timing.
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4. The cerebellum is a likely place where internal models for sensory motor control are build.
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5. The cerebellum is involved in feedback (reactive) but not feedforward (predictive) motor control.
Question 12
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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1. Post-stroke lesions typically cause absence seizures.
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2. Absence seizures indicate idiopathic generalised epilepsy.
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3. Every first generalised convulsive seizure needs initiation of antiepileptic drug treatment.
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4. Seizure incidence is highest in middle-aged adults.
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5. Partial epilepsies are always symptomatic.
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