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Neurology and Psychiatry Trivia Quiz

The brain is an interesting organ which is demonstrated by the fact that not one, but two medical disciplines are dedicated to it. How much do you know about neurology and psychiatry? This is your chance to find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by vishal-nl. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
vishal-nl

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,891

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1412

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which two parts of the brain are divided by the tentorium cerebelli? Hint

The cerebellum and the brain stem

The cerebellum and the occipital lobe

The left and right cerebral hemisphere

The pons and the medulla

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Question 2 of 10

2. The emergency room doctor has requested you, a neurologist, to see a 60 year old patient who, for the last 4 hours, has all the symptoms of an acute stroke. You conduct a neurological examination and find weakness and loss of sensitivity in the right leg and a very subtle weakness of the right arm. The CT-scan shows nothing out of the ordinary so you diagnose the patient with a cerebral infarction. Which therapy is most useful in this state of an acute cerebral infarction? Hint

Aspirin

Heparin

Anti-hypertensive

Carotid endarterectomy

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Question 3 of 10

3. As a stroke patient is recovering, you call an intern to your office and decide to test her knowledge on brain infarctions. You ask her which is the main cause of a cerebral infarction. While she is nervously thinking of the answer, you are trying to remember the correct answer yourself as well. You do know it's any of the following four, but do you remember which? Hint

Thrombo-embolism from the heart

Thrombo-embolism from the arteria carotis or the arteria vertebralis

Sudden hypotension

A direct hit on the skull

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which cells produce the myelin capsule which surrounds the axons in the central nervous system? Hint

The neurons themselves

Oligodendrocytes

Myelocytes

Schwann cells

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Question 5 of 10

5. In a medical faculty somewhere in Europe, two top students are trying to impress the head of the neurology department by showing off their knowledge.

G�nther von Schmartaschen claims that the status epilepticus consists of convulsions that last longer than 30 minutes.
Heidi Knausital says that intermittent convulsions without recovery of consciousness in between the convulsions are part of the definition of status epilepticus.

Which of the following options is correct? Hint

Both Heidi and G�nther studied hard enough, since neither one was wrong

G�nther could not be more wrong, whereas Heidi is absolutely right

Heidi is obviously wrong, yet G�nther knows his neurology book perfectly

Heidi and G�nther both need to study a bit harder, since they are both wrong

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the Stroke Unit you see a patient with a total paralysis of the right leg and a light paralysis of the right arm . The nurse tells you the patient suffered a cerebral infarction. She asks you if you can predict where in the flow area of which cerebral arteria this infarction occurred. What do you answer her? Hint

Of course I can, it's located in the arteria cerebra anterior sinister

Of course I can, it's located in the arteria basilaris

Of course I can, it's located in the arteria cerebri anterior dexter

I do not have enough information yet

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Question 7 of 10

7. A mother visits the family doctor to complain about the aggressive and hyper-energetic behaviour of her thirteen year old son. After a thorough examination the doctor thinks the child might be autistic. However, he sends the mother home without a diagnosis. Why does he do that? Hint

Because he needs more informants than the mother alone to diagnose autism

Because he may not use the information he received from the mother to set the diagnosis 'autism'

Because only a child psychiatrist is allowed to set a diagnosis like autism

Because it would be a violation of the doctor-patient relationship he has with the son of this woman

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Question 8 of 10

8. The boy turned out to be autistic indeed. His parents cannot handle his aggressive behaviour any longer and ask you, their family doctor, to prescribe medication. After some hesitation, you eventually give in and write a prescription. Which of the following medicines is usually effective for the aggressive behaviour of autistic children? Hint

Amphetamines (e.g. methylphenidate-Ritalin)

Antipsychotics (e.g. haloperidol-Haldol)

Benzodiazepines(e.g. diazepam-Valium)

SSRI's (e.g. paroxetine-Paxil)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Someone who attempts to commit suicide is often suffering from a psychiatric disease. Which disorder is most commonly found in people who attempt to commit suicide? Hint

Schizophrenia

Depressed disorder

Personality disorder

Panic disorder

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Question 10 of 10

10. A 35 year old patient is diagnosed with a depressive disorder. That means she had several of the nine known criteria for depression for at least two weeks. Seven of the nine criteria are known as the 'minor criteria'. Feeling down and sad is one of the two main criteria. What is the other? Hint

Gaining weight

Sleeping disorders

Loss of energy

Anhedonia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two parts of the brain are divided by the tentorium cerebelli?

Answer: The cerebellum and the occipital lobe

The cerebellum and the occipital lobe of the cerebrum are divided by the tentorium cerebelli. The left and right cerebral hemisphere are connected via the corpus callosum and divided by the fissura longitudinalis cerebri. The pons and the medulla are both structures within the brain stem. Roughly it can be said that the brain stem and the cerebellum are divided by the aquaeductus mesencephali, tectum mesencephalicum and canalis centralis.

Answer: Aspirin

Since the CT-scan gives no indication which artery was responsible for the infarction, a carotid endarterectomy seems useless. Anti-hypertensive are a good treatment for patients who suffered an infarction, but they are not the indicated therapy in an acute situation.

At this moment, you want to decrease the viscosity of the blood, which aspirin - according to most recent studies - is better at than heparin.

Answer: Thrombo-embolism from the arteria carotis or the arteria vertebralis

70% of all brain infarctions are caused by atherosclerosis. 30% of these cases are because of an embolism from the a. carotis or a. vertebralis, whereas 15% of these cases are caused by an emboly from the heart.

4. Which cells produce the myelin capsule which surrounds the axons in the central nervous system?

Answer: Oligodendrocytes

Oligodendrocytes, one of the three types of glia cells of the brain, produce the myelin capsules surrounding the axons in the central nervous system. Outside the central nervous system (the peripheral nervous system), this task is performed by the Schwann cells.

5. In a medical faculty somewhere in Europe, two top students are trying to impress the head of the neurology department by showing off their knowledge. G�nther von Schmartaschen claims that the status epilepticus consists of convulsions that last longer than 30 minutes. Heidi Knausital says that intermittent convulsions without recovery of consciousness in between the convulsions are part of the definition of status epilepticus. Which of the following options is correct?

Answer: Both Heidi and G�nther studied hard enough, since neither one was wrong

Since both Heidi and G�nther were correct, the neurologist opted for Hans in the end. Hans' grades weren't quite as good as Heidi's or G�nther's, but the neurologist prefers someone who is eager to learn over people who think they know it all and are in danger of becoming over-confident.

Answer: Of course I can, it's located in the arteria cerebra anterior sinister

The loss of function of the right arm and leg suggests a loss of cerebral function in the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere. This gets its blood supply from the left arteria cerebri anterior.

Answer: Because he needs more informants than the mother alone to diagnose autism

At 13, the son's parents are allowed to be informed of the illnesses the boy may have. Autism can only be diagnosed after a thorough examination with the boy and several heteroanamnesis (e.g. conversations with the parents and teachers). General practitioners are allowed to set a psychiatric diagnosis.

Answer: Antipsychotics (e.g. haloperidol-Haldol)

Only antipsychotics can help in this case. SSRI stands for 'selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor' and are powerful anti-depressives.

9. Someone who attempts to commit suicide is often suffering from a psychiatric disease. Which disorder is most commonly found in people who attempt to commit suicide?

Answer: Personality disorder

Schizophrenia is the third most found disorder with males who attempted to commit suicide (alcohol abuse is second), whereas depression is the second most found disorder in their female counterparts.

Answer: Anhedonia

Depressed people usually see their appetite fade out. This might explain their loss of energy, though their lack of good sleep, caused by the typical symptom of not falling asleep easily and waking up early in the morning, might also be responsible for this.

These three criteria are all minor criteria for depressions. The correct answer was 'anhedonia'. Anhedonia means the loss of interest in anything a patient does.

Source: Author vishal-nl

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