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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS, Exams of Neurology

Stanford UniversityNeurology

Meningitis - answer- Inflammation of the lining of brain and spinal cord. Can be viral or bacterial. Symptoms: headache and stiff neck. Encephalitis - answer- inflammation of the brain. May be caused by a virus. Symptoms are lethargy, weakness, fever and visual disturbance. Epilepsy - answer- Seizure disorder of the brain characterized by recurring and excessive discharge from neurons. Cause is uncertain. May have grand mal or petit mal seizures. Parkinson's Disease - answer- Signs and symptoms are shuffling gait, pill-rolling motion of index finger and thumb, and muscle rigidity. Caused by decreases in neurotransmitter dopamine. Treated with medication L-dopa or deep brain stimulation. Essential Tremor - answer- Disorder that causes rhythmic shaking. It is a progressive disorder and often inherited. Tremors occur when arms are lifted for ADLs or on movement. Worsens with stress and fatigue.

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS |VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A* /2026-2027
Meningitis - answer- Inflammation of the lining of brain and spinal cord. Can be viral or
bacterial. Symptoms: headache and stiff neck.
Encephalitis - answer- inflammation of the brain. May be caused by a virus. Symptoms are
lethargy, weakness, fever and visual disturbance.
Epilepsy - answer- Seizure disorder of the brain characterized by recurring and excessive
discharge from neurons. Cause is uncertain. May have grand mal or petit mal seizures.
Parkinson's Disease - answer- Signs and symptoms are shuffling gait, pill-rolling motion of index
finger and thumb, and muscle rigidity. Caused by decreases in neurotransmitter dopamine.
Treated with medication L-dopa or deep brain stimulation.
Essential Tremor - answer- Disorder that causes rhythmic shaking. It is a progressive disorder and
often inherited. Tremors occur when arms are lifted for ADLs or on movement. Worsens with
stress and fatigue.
Multiple Sclerosis - answer- Chronic inflammatory disease where immune cells attack myelin
sheath and destroy it leaving scar tissue. Signs and symptoms are nystagmus, speech problems,
loss of coordination and possible paralysis.
West Nile Virus - answer- Mosquito born virus (that feed on an infected bird) that may lead to
encephalitis or meningitis. Symptoms: range from flulike symptoms and rash to severe symptoms
of headache, stiff neck, high fever and confusion and muscle weakness.
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS |VERIFIED

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A* /2026-

Meningitis - answer- Inflammation of the lining of brain and spinal cord. Can be viral or bacterial. Symptoms: headache and stiff neck. Encephalitis - answer- inflammation of the brain. May be caused by a virus. Symptoms are lethargy, weakness, fever and visual disturbance. Epilepsy - answer- Seizure disorder of the brain characterized by recurring and excessive discharge from neurons. Cause is uncertain. May have grand mal or petit mal seizures. Parkinson's Disease - answer- Signs and symptoms are shuffling gait, pill-rolling motion of index finger and thumb, and muscle rigidity. Caused by decreases in neurotransmitter dopamine. Treated with medication L-dopa or deep brain stimulation. Essential Tremor - answer- Disorder that causes rhythmic shaking. It is a progressive disorder and often inherited. Tremors occur when arms are lifted for ADLs or on movement. Worsens with stress and fatigue. Multiple Sclerosis - answer- Chronic inflammatory disease where immune cells attack myelin sheath and destroy it leaving scar tissue. Signs and symptoms are nystagmus, speech problems, loss of coordination and possible paralysis. West Nile Virus - answer- Mosquito born virus (that feed on an infected bird) that may lead to encephalitis or meningitis. Symptoms: range from flulike symptoms and rash to severe symptoms of headache, stiff neck, high fever and confusion and muscle weakness.

Dementia - answer- Neurological disorder which is defined as a loss in at least two areas of complex behavior such as language, memory, visual and spatial abilities, or judgement which interferes with a person's daily life. Alzheimer's disease - answer- Progressive disease which initially starts as a problem with remembering recently learned information. The disease progresses in 3 stages. Nerve endings in the cortex of brain degenerate and block signals that pass between nerve cells. Areas of degeneration are called plaques. Brain tumors - answer- Can develop in any area of the brain. Symptoms depend on location of the malignant growth. Treatment: early detection, surgery and chemotherapy. Hematoma - answer- Localized mass of blood collection. May occur in the meninges. May be caused by traumatic blow to the head. Epidural occurs in the space between skull and dura mater. Subdural is between dura mater and arachnoid mater. Concussion - answer- Caused by severe blow to the head. May be mild or severe and may cause temporary loss of consciousness. Coup injuries occur within the skull near point of impact. Countrecoup injuries occurs beneath the skull opposite the area of impact. Cerebral Palsy - answer- Disturbances in voluntary muscle action due to brain damage from birth injury or abnormal brain development. Signs are spastic paralysis of all four limbs, head rolling, speech and swallowing difficulties. Usually normal intelligence. Poliomyelitis - answer- Contagious viral disease of the nerve pathways of the spinal cord that causes paralysis. Almost eliminated in US due to vaccination. Making a re-occurrence due to refusal to vaccinate. Hydrocephalus - answer- Increased volume of CSF within the ventricles of the brain (blockage between the 3rd and 4th ventricles). Treatment is removal of CSF via shunt insertion.