1 Which patient becomes caught in a confabulatory delirium? Madeleine J. Jimmie G. Mrs. B Mr. Thompson 2 What condition does the grey-haired woman in “The Possessed” have, according to Dr. Sacks’ informal diagnosis? Tourette’s Reminiscence super-Tourette’s Korsakoff’s 3 What is José’s splinter skill? Photographic memory Painting Drawing Mental calculation 4 What, according to Dr. Sacks, is neurology’s favorite word? “The Concrete” “Losses” “Deficit” “The Abstract” 5 What is the primary cause of Korsakoff disease? Chronic alcoholism Epilepsy Derepression of trauma Congenital defects 6 What symptom is associated with Tourette’s disease? Face-blindness Retrograde amnesia Tonal agnosia Ticcing 7 Why does the aphasia ward laugh at a televised speech from the President? They don’t understand his words or his facial expressions They are experiencing confabulatory delirium They only understand his words They only understand his facial expressions 8 What is Stephen D.’s reaction to having an enhanced sense of smell? He becomes more outgoing He is disgusted by it He is afraid it will never go away He begins thinking less about abstract concepts 9 What is Rebecca’s special talent? Enhanced vision Innate sense of prime numbers Drawing Innate sense of symbol and metaphor 10 What is Ray’s final solution to addressing his Tourette’s? He will only take medication on weekends He will stop taking medication and return to being “Witty Ticcy Ray.” He will take L-DOPA to balance out his medication He will only take medication on weekdays 11 Why does Jimmie G. think that the year is 1945? He has Tourette’s He is experiencing reminiscence He has autism He has Korsakoff’s 12 What was neurology’s primary focus after WWII? Studying patients with right-hemisphere excesses Studying patients with left-hemisphere excesses Studying patients with left-hemisphere deficits Studying patients with right-hemisphere deficits 13 Who is one of the forefathers of modern neurology? William Thompson William Osler Sigmund Freud A.R. Luria 14 What about Mrs. B is perturbing to Dr. Sacks? She no longer cares about reality She committed murder while in an epileptic seizure She has a partial cleft palate She is a former chemist 15 What makes Emily D. different than the other patients watching the President’s speech? She is a Republican She is not a patient She doesn’t care for politics She has tonal agnosia 16 Which condition is said to have caused the visions of Hildegarde? Proprioception Reminiscence Tourette’s Migraines 17 What is Mr. MacGregor’s reaction to having a proprioceptive disorder? He rigs a spirit level to the front of his glasses He begins using a wheelchair He becomes totally immobile He looks at each limb in order to move it 18 What is the effect of L-DOPA on Rose R.? It causes reminiscence It gives her retrograde amnesia It slows her reflexes She learns how to use her hands 19 Why are phantom limbs important? They allow amputees to use prosthetics They allow amputees to experience reminiscence They are not important; they are only a nuisance Phantom limbs are incredibly rare 20 What is Martin A.’s special ability? He can recall the events of any day in his childhood He is an incredible singer He has a uniquely poetic form of speech He has memorized 2,000 different operas 21 How does Dr. P. distinguish between his students? By the clothes they wear By the sounds of their voices By their musical skill By their unique facial features 22 What type of numbers do John and Michael seemingly have an innate sense of? Primes Factors Logarithms Square roots 23 What causes Donald to remember details about the crime he committed? Temporal lobe seizures He never forgets the crime Hypnosis Sodium amytal 24 Why does Natasha K. begin feeling “frisky” after her 88th birthday? She develops amnesia She begins taking Haldol She begins taking L-DOPA She has neurosyphilis 25 Why is Miguel O. sad about being put on medication? He loses interest in drumming and ping-pong He loses his energy and creativity His reflexes slow down He loses interest in painting
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