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Test Yourself — Patient #76

Akinetic Mutism

  1. Which of the following findings are NOT commonly seen in association with disorders of the frontal lobe?

    Apathy
    Behavioral disturbances
    Emotional lability
    Wernicke’s aphasia

  2. Which of the following is a potential cause of akinetic mutism?

    Anterior communicating artery aneurysm
    Third ventricle cyst
    Brain trauma
    All of the above could cause akinetic mutism

  3. Which of the following neurotransmitters is most likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of akinetic mutism?

    GABA
    Glutamate
    Serotonin
    Dopamine

  4. Which of the following are commonly employed treatments for vasospasm after a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

    Triple-H therapy (hypervolemia, hypertension, and hemodilution)
    Verapamil
    Hypothermia
    Erythropoietin

  5. Clinical presentations of subarachnoid hemorrhage invariably include WHICH of the following:

    Fever
    Meningismus
    Headache
    None of the above are required to suspect the diagnosis

 

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