Locked-in syndrome
Contents
- 1 Locked-in syndrome also known as –
- 2 Locked-in syndrome is usually characterized by
- 3 All of the following are TRUE about locked-in syndrome EXCEPT –
- 4 All of the following tracts are commonly involved in locked-in syndrome EXCEPT-
- 5 All of the following are TRUE about locked-in syndrome EXCEPT –
- 6 ALL are TRUE about persistent vegetative state EXCEPT –
- 7 What is the common involvement in persistent vegetative state –
- 8 In Locked-in syndrome most common site of lesion is –
- 9 Most common cause of Locked-in syndrome –
- 10 What is the commonest cause of Locked-in syndrome among the following demyelinating diseases?
- 11 Which of the following site lesion cause complete locked-in syndrome?
- 12 Which of the following artery involvement likely to cause signs of locked-in syndrome?
- 13 Extra-Points
- 14 What is Flechsig tract ?
Locked-in syndrome also known as –
A. Coma
B. Pseudocoma
C. Persistent vegetative state
D. Akinetic mutism
Locked-in syndrome is usually characterized by
A. Quadriplegia
B. Hemiplegia
C. Crossed Hemiplegia
D. Monoplegia
All of the following are TRUE about locked-in syndrome EXCEPT –
A. patients is alert
B. quadriplegic
C. cranial nerves are not involved
D. voluntarily able only to move their eyes vertically
All of the following tracts are commonly involved in locked-in syndrome EXCEPT-
A. Flechsig tract
B. Corticospinal tract
C. Corticopontine tract
D. Corticobulbar tract
All of the following are TRUE about locked-in syndrome EXCEPT –
A. Alert
B. Loss of cognitive function
C. Moving their eyes
D. Inability to speak
ALL are TRUE about persistent vegetative state EXCEPT –
A. Loss of cognitive function
B. Lack of awareness
C. Loss of sleep/ wake cycle
D. No blink to visual threat
What is the common involvement in persistent vegetative state –
A. Upper portions of the brain are damaged
B. Lower portions of the brain are damaged
C. Cerebellum is damaged
D. Medulla is damaged
In Locked-in syndrome most common site of lesion is –
A. Anterior pons
B. Posterior pons
C. Anterior Medulla
D. Posterior Medulla
Most common cause of Locked-in syndrome –
A. Vascular
B. Trauma
C. Infection
D. Demyelination
What is the commonest cause of Locked-in syndrome among the following demyelinating diseases?
A. Multiple Sclerosis
B. Central pontine myelinolysis
C. Guillain-Barre syndrome
D. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Which of the following site lesion cause complete locked-in syndrome?
A. Ventral pons
B. Dorsal pons
C. Ventromedial midbrain
D. Medulla
Which of the following artery involvement likely to cause signs of locked-in syndrome?
A. Anterior Cerebral Artery
B. Middle Cerebral Artery
C. Posterior communicating Artery
D. Basilar artery
Extra-Points
What is Flechsig tract ?
Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
- Also known as the posterior spinocerebellar tract or Flechsig tract,
- It is a somatosensory part of the sensory nervous system that relays unconscious proprioceptive information from the lower limbs and trunk of the body to the cerebellum
