MYELOPATHY

INDEX

 

NMOSD            MOG Ab Disease               Sarcoidosis         Paraneoplastic           Dural AVF            Cord Infarction           Cervical Spondylosis

References


Mulitple Choice Self Test

Q1: A 38 year old woman presents with a 2 week history of progressive paraparesis, evolving to pareplegia. What is the likely aetiology?.
    a: Multiple Sclerosis.
    b: Transverse Myelitis.
    c: NMO.
    d: MOG antibody disease.
Q2: A 45-year-old female patient presented with acute weakness of the legs. The patient’s parents were both born in Hyderabad, India. CSF oligoclonal bands were negative. MRI brain normal. MRI of the spinal cord is shown. What is the likely diagnosis? .
    a: Multiple Sclerosis.
    b: NMO.
    c: MOG antibody disease.
    d: SLE.
Q3: Paraneoplastic myelopathy is most often associated with which type of cancer?.
    a: Lung or breast.
    b: Lymphoma.
    c: Ovarian.
    d: GIT adenocarcinoma.
Q4: A 35-year-old patient presents with a gradually progressive two week history of paraparesis. What is the most likely aetiology?.
    a: NMO.
    b: Multiple Sclerosis.
    c: MOG Antibody disease.
    d: Vasculitis.
Q5: A 25-year-old woman presents with a rapid onset of paraplegia. What is the most likely aetiology?.
    a: NMO.
    b: Multiple Sclerosis.
    c: MOG antibody disease.
    d: Vasculitis.
Q6: An 11 year old presents with rapid onset of paraplegia. Shown are sagittal and axial T2 weighted images of the cord. What is the most aetiology?.
    a: NMO.
    b: Transverse myelitis.
    c: MOG antibody disease.
    d: SLE.
Q7: A 14 year old boy was playing video games when he became acutely weak in all extremities. Initial MRI was reportedly normal. Image seen here is from one week later. What is the likely diagnosis?.
    a: NMO.
    b: MOG antibody disease.
    c: Multiple Sclerosis.
    d: Fibrocartilaginous embolism.
Q8: Axial T2 weighted images demonstrate which finding?.
    a: Winking Owl sign.
    b: Bright Spotty Lesions.
    c: Snake Eyes sign.
    d: Tract specific hyperintensity.
Q9: A 22 year old female patient is admitted with bilateral visual loss. MRI is obtained. Please review the image, and identify the most likely explanation for the abnormality seen at the arrow..
    a: MS.
    b: NMO.
    c: Fibrocartilaginous embolism.
    d: Truncation artifact .
Q10: 37 year old presents with picture of spinal shock with T12 sensory level. Known HIV +, CD4 258 on HAART. CSF was acellular with normal glucose, but mild elevation of protein.What is the likely cause of the neurological problem?.
    a: NMO.
    b: Neurosyphilis.
    c: MOG antibody diseases.
    d: Longitudinal extensive myelitis with associated TB abscess.