Neurologists Exam Neurologists Exam Neurological Rehabilitation & Functional Recovery 3

Question 1

Which outcome measure uses the distance walked in 6 minutes to assess functional endurance in neurological patients?

Accepted Answer

6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)

Answer

Timed Up and Go (TUG)

Answer

10-Meter Walk Test

Answer

Fugl-Meyer Assessment

Question 2

The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test primarily assesses which functional ability in neurological patients?

Accepted Answer

Mobility and fall risk

Answer

Upper limb dexterity

Answer

Cognitive status

Answer

Respiratory function

Question 3

Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is best suited for patients with which presentation of spasticity?

Accepted Answer

Severe spasticity unresponsive to oral agents

Answer

Mild focal spasticity of the upper limb only

Answer

Spasticity with intact swallowing

Answer

Spasticity in ambulatory patients only

Question 4

Mirror therapy for phantom limb pain or hemiplegia works by:

Accepted Answer

Creating a visual illusion of normal limb movement to modulate cortical representation

Answer

Reflecting infrared light to stimulate peripheral nerves

Answer

Providing proprioceptive feedback via vibration

Answer

Cooling the contralateral limb to reduce spasm

Question 5

Which assistive technology is most appropriate for a patient with ALS who retains only voluntary eye movement?

Accepted Answer

Eye-gaze communication device

Answer

Voice-activated software

Answer

Hand joystick interface

Answer

Sip-and-puff switch

Question 6

Botulinum toxin injections in neurological rehabilitation primarily target which component of spasticity?

Accepted Answer

Focal muscle overactivity at the neuromuscular junction

Answer

Central sensitization in the dorsal horn

Answer

Synaptic transmission in the basal ganglia

Answer

Cerebellar Purkinje cell firing