1. An aura is typically a short period of sensory disturbance (e.g. a bright light) which signals that ___________ will soon occur.
a. Migraine episode
b. Seizure episode
c. Hallucination episode
d. All of the above
e. A and B only
2. ____________ is the human form of mad cow disease which is caused by the consumption of contaminated beef from cattle.
a. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
b. Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
c. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
d. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3. A 25-year-old female patient was referred to a neurology clinic due to her complaints of vision changes, numbness and muscle weakness. An MRI scan was performed at that time and revealed a white matter disease with increased T cell …show more content…
_____________ is a drug used for treatment of Epilepsy and Creutzfeldt Jakobs that block voltage-gated sodium channels and increase brain levels of GABA by inhibiting GABA degradative enzymes such as GABA transaminase.
a. Bromocriptine
b. Valproic acid
c. Requip
d. Mirapex
13. What is the difference between grand mal and petit mal seizures?
a. In petit mal, excess firing only stays in the thalamus whereas in grand mal excess firing is in the thalamus and motor cortex
b. In grand mal, excess firing only stays in the thalamus whereas in petit mal excess firing is in the thalamus and motor cortex
c. It takes longer for patients to recover from petit mal seizures than grand mal seizures
d. None of the above
14. Clonazepam is a ________________ and it works by enhancing the action of _______.
a. NMDA receptor antagonist, glutamate
b. Benzodiazepine, GABA
c. Barbiturate, GABA
d. NMDA receptor agonist, glutamate
15. Drugs used in Epilepsy have about four basic mechanisms. They include:
a. Activation of calcium channels
b. Activation sodium channels
c. Stimulation of glutamate
d. Potentiation of GABA
16. Administration of the chemical MPTP can cause:
a. Parkinson’s disease
b. Alzheimer’s
a. Migraine episode
b. Seizure episode
c. Hallucination episode
d. All of the above
e. A and B only
2. ____________ is the human form of mad cow disease which is caused by the consumption of contaminated beef from cattle.
a. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
b. Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
c. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
d. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3. A 25-year-old female patient was referred to a neurology clinic due to her complaints of vision changes, numbness and muscle weakness. An MRI scan was performed at that time and revealed a white matter disease with increased T cell …show more content…
_____________ is a drug used for treatment of Epilepsy and Creutzfeldt Jakobs that block voltage-gated sodium channels and increase brain levels of GABA by inhibiting GABA degradative enzymes such as GABA transaminase.
a. Bromocriptine
b. Valproic acid
c. Requip
d. Mirapex
13. What is the difference between grand mal and petit mal seizures?
a. In petit mal, excess firing only stays in the thalamus whereas in grand mal excess firing is in the thalamus and motor cortex
b. In grand mal, excess firing only stays in the thalamus whereas in petit mal excess firing is in the thalamus and motor cortex
c. It takes longer for patients to recover from petit mal seizures than grand mal seizures
d. None of the above
14. Clonazepam is a ________________ and it works by enhancing the action of _______.
a. NMDA receptor antagonist, glutamate
b. Benzodiazepine, GABA
c. Barbiturate, GABA
d. NMDA receptor agonist, glutamate
15. Drugs used in Epilepsy have about four basic mechanisms. They include:
a. Activation of calcium channels
b. Activation sodium channels
c. Stimulation of glutamate
d. Potentiation of GABA
16. Administration of the chemical MPTP can cause:
a. Parkinson’s disease
b. Alzheimer’s