APEA Neuro Patho Questions and Answers 2025

APEA Neuro Patho Questions and
Answers 2025
AAdysfunctionAofAcranialAnerveAVIA(abducensAnerve)AwouldAlikelyAresultAin:
theAinabilityAtoAchew.
lackAofAtongueAmovement.
ptosis.
esotropia.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-esotropia.
AnAacute,Aautoimmune,ArapidlyAprogressiveAdemyelinationAofAperipheralAnervesAisAknownA
as:
myastheniaAgravis.
Guillain-BarreAsyndrome.
amyotrophicAlateralAsclerosis.
multipleAsclerosis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Guillain-BarreAsyndrome.
AAdiagnosisAofAmeningitisAshouldAbeAconsideredAinAtheApatientAwhoAexhibits:
decreasedAdeepAtendonAreflexes.
positiveABrudzinskiAandAKernigAsigns.
anAintentionAtremor.
ptosis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-positiveABrudzinskiAandAKernigAsigns.
InAaApatientAwithAparkinsonism,AtheAlossAofAautonomicAresponsesAtoAfearAandAtheAdevelop
mentAofAdepressionAisAcausedAbyAlossAofAneuronsAinAthe:

corpusAstriatum.
globusApallidus.
amygdala.
brainstem.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-amygdala.
AAprogressiveAneurodegenerativeAdiseaseAthatAdestroysAmotorAneuronsAis:
multipleAsclerosis.
amyotrophicAlateralAsclerosis.
myastheniaAgravis.
ParkinsonAdisease.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-amyotrophicAlateralAsclerosis.
AA35-year-oldAwomanAcomplainsAofAdailyAorAnearAdailyAlow-AtoAmoderate-
intensityAheadachesAforAaboutA4Amonths.ATheAheadachesAareAoccasionallyAintenseAandAar
eAaccompaniedAbyAmildAphotophobia.AThisAisAmostAlikely:
orthostaticAheadache.
hypnicAheadache.
chronicAmigraine.
thunderclapAheadache.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-chronicAmigraine.
WhichAconditionAisAdescribedAasAaAsuddenAinternalAorAexternalAspinningATympanicAmembr
aneArupture
CerebralAischemia
AcousticAneuroma

, VertigoA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Vertigo
InAaApatientAwithAmeningitisAsecondaryAtoAHaemophilusAinfluenzaeAinfection,AtheAhistoryA
mayArevealArecent:

endocarditis.
cellulitis.
sinusitis.
gastroenteritis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-sinusitis.
TheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAischemiaAthatAoriginatesAwithinAtheAbrainAis:

giantAcellAarteritis.
atherosclerosis.
hyperperfusion.
hemorrhage.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-atherosclerosis.
AApatientAwithAaAsevereAherniatedAdiscAatAtheAfifthAlumbarAareaAisANOTAlikelyAtoAhave:
spinalAstenosis.
radiculopathy.
caudaAequina.
paralysis.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-paralysis.
InflammationAofAtheAduraAmater,AarachnoidAmater,ApiaAmaterAandAunderlyingAcortexAthatAc
ausesAincreasedAintracranialApressureAis:

meningitis.
Guillain-BarreAsyndrome.
encephalopathy.
hydrocephalus.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-meningitis.
AA34-year-
oldApatientAwhoAhasAexperiencedAaAtraumaticAbrainAinjuryAandAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAr
etrogradeAamnesiaAwillANOT:

rememberAeventsAthatAoccurredAimmediatelyAbeforeAtheAheadAtrauma.
rememberAeventsAthatAoccurredAimmediatelyAafterAtheAheadAtrauma.
learnAnewAinformation.
recallAgeneralAknowledge.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
rememberAeventsAthatAoccurredAimmediatelyAbeforeAtheAheadAtrauma.
AAriskAfactorAassociatedAwithAclusterAheadachesAis:

ageAbetweenA13AandA18Ayears.
theApresenceAofAallergicArhinitis.
menses.
alcoholAingestionAbyAaAman.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-alcoholAingestionAbyAaAman.
TheAorganismAthatAisALEASTAlikelyAtoAbeAresponsibleAforAcommunity-
acquiredAfungalAmeningitisAis:
Histoplasma.
CandidaAalbicans.
CryptococcusAneoformans.