Neurofibrillary tangles are characteristic of which neurologic disorder?

Question 1  Neurofibrillary tangles are characteristic of which neurologic disorder?

Dementia syndrome

Parkinson’s disease

Delirium

Alzheimer disease

Question 2   Consanguinity refers to the mating of persons:

Who are unrelated

Having common family relations

When one has an autosomal dominant disorder

When one has a chromosomal abnormality

 Question 3The most critical aspect in correctly diagnosing a seizure disorder and establishing its cause is:

Health history

Computed tomographic (CT) scan

Skull x-rays

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis

Question 4  Chromosomal abnormalities are the leading known cause of:

Papilledema

Cardiovascular disease

Fetal miscarriage

Respiratory disorders

Question 5A 45 year old male patient presents to the Emergency Department. He tells you he had a “chest cold” last week that lasted 3 days. He began having numbness and weakness in his legs which has progressed to his arms. He is experiencing difficulty breathing, talking, and swallowing. Your list of Differential Diagnoses includes:

Guillain-Barré syndrome

Multiple sclerosis

Myasthenia gravis

 Parkinson disease

Question 6The term for an error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis or mitosis is: