Pathology EMQ template.

Name:

Candidate number:

Theme: Prion disease

OPTION LIST

A	Valproate	I	Ventricular dilatation
B	Variant CJD	J	Pseudoperiodic complexes
C	Cerebral cortical atrophy	K	Fatal familial insomia (FFI)
D	Lower	L	Clonazepam
E	Biphasic complexes	M	Non-specific slow waves
F	Upper	N	Basal ganglia pigmentation
G	Kuru	O
H	Pentosan	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. An acquired CJD from ritual cannibalism

2. An EEG feature seen in most sporadic CJD cases

3. In sporadic CJD there are what kind of motor neuron signs

4. The brains of patients with sporadic CJD show this

5. Drug used in delaying prion ‘conversion’

ANSWERS

1.G

2. J

3. D

4. C

5. H