Neurologic System (NCCPA outline) (Latest 2023 / 2024) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct

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1. What is the genetic basis of Huntington disease? Answer: Expansion of the *c*ytosine- *a*denine- *g*uanine trinucleotide repeats in the HTT gene think: you *HUNT* and animals go in a *CAG*e 2... . PE will show pain in V2 and V3 distributions, not V1 Answer: Trigeminal Neuralgia(Tic douloureux) 3. CT scan of someone with Huntington will reveal Answer: cerebral and caudate nucleus atrophy 4. PET scan in someone with Huntington disease Answer: decreased glucose metabolism in caudate nucleus and putamen 5. - Patient will be a 30 - 50-years-old - With a history of a family member with similar symptoms - Complaining of gradual chorea and dementia - Diagnosis is made by genetic testing - Most commonly caused by autosomal dominant *CAG trinucleotide repeats*- Answer: Huntington Disease 6. - Patient will be complaining of rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability,micrographia - PE will show a resting pill-rolling tremor, mask-like facies, cog wheeling ofextremities, shuffling gait - Most commonly caused by dopamine depletion in basal ganglia - Treatment is levodopa-carbidopa Answer: Parkinson's Disease 7. what is a cytoplasmic inclusion? Answer: Lewy body - glycogen - A/W Parkinsons and Lewy Body Dementia [Show More]

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