Motor Neuron Disease

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What is the most common form of Motor Neuron Disease?

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)

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Which type of motor neuron disease exhibits both upper and lower motor neuron degeneration?

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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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Which type fo Motor Neuron Disease is also referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease?

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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)
Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis typically presents at what age?

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Around 40
Around 20
Around 60
Teenage years

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The average survival for patients diagnosed with ALS is [blank_start]2-4[blank_end] years, with most eventually dying of [blank_start]respiratory[blank_end] failure

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respiratory
heart
cerebral
2-4
10-20
15-20

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The most common symptoms of onset in ALS are spinal onset and bulbar onset. Match the type of onset to its symptoms: [blank_start]Spinal onset (65%)[blank_end] = Presents with progressive weakness in the arms and the legs [blank_start]Bulbar onset (25%)[blank_end] = Presents with progressive weakness in the muscles of speech, chewing & swallowing.

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Bulbar onset (25%)
Spinal onset (65%)

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Which of the following describe Babinski sign

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Firm stroking of the sole of the foot causes plantarflexion of the foot
Firm stroking of the sole of the foot causes dorsiflexion of the foot
Firm stroking of the sole of the foot causes eversion of the foot
Firm stroking of the sole of the foot causes inversion of the foot

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A clonic jaw reflex would suggest which type of ALS onset?

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Bulbar onset
Spinal onset
Respiratory onset

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The hands can be a prime indicator of ALS. Split hand syndrome seen in ALS describes the preferential wasting of the [blank_start]thenar[blank_end] muscle group.

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thenar
hypothenar

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Primary Lateral Sclerosis differs from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in that it does NOT show signs of [blank_start]lower[blank_end] motor neuron degeneration

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lower
upper

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Which condition has a better prognosis?

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Primary Lateral Sclerosis

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There is a strong link between ALS and which type of dementia?

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Frontotemporal Dementia (Pick's Disease)
Vascular Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia with Lewy Bodies

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Babinski Sign suggests that a patient has experienced [blank_start]upper[blank_end] motor neuron degeneration

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upper
lower

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What are the two most common causes of death in ALS patients?

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Respiratory failure
Pneumonia
Cardiac failure
Endocarditis
Lung cancer
Choking from aspiration

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The pathological hallmark of ALS is the presence of [blank_start]inclusion[blank_end] bodies (abnormal aggregations of protein) in the cytoplasm of motor neurons

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inclusion
subtrusian
lewy
tau
ubiquitin

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How are reflexes affected by ALS?

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Patients have hyperreflexia due to the UMN degeneration
Patients have hyporeflexia due to the LMN degeneration

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[blank_start]Kennedy's[blank_end] Disease is an X-linked recessive condition of the motor neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord. Degeneration of these structures leads to weakness and muscle cramps. It is commonly misdiagnosed as ALS.

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Kennedy's

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Kennedy's Disease [blank_start]only affects males[blank_end]

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only affects males
only affects females
affects males and females equally

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What is the main treatment for the respiratory failure seen in ALS patients?

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Invasive ventilation
Non-invasive ventilation

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Which sodium channel antagonist can be given to patients with ALS, prolonging their life by 2-3 months? [blank_start]Riluzole[blank_end]

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Riluzole

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