Ataxias
- Previous year questions on Ataxias for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 8 live questions in Ataxias.
- 1 of 8 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.A 45 year old Alcoholic comes to OPD who is on abstinence since last 10 years.He suddenly develops dysarthria, shuffling gait and intention tremors . What shall be the most likely diagnosis ?
- AWilson disease
- BWernicke's disease
- CAcquired hepatocerebral degeneration✓ Correct answer
- DHalloverden spatz disease
Q2.Friedreich's ataxia is usually not associated with
- AAcid-peptic disorder✓ Correct answer
- BCardiovascular abnormalities
- CCNS abnormalities
- DPeripheral nerve involvement
Q3.Nucleotide repeat in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.
- ACAG✓ Correct answer
- BCGG
- CGAA
- DCTG
Q4.Earliest presentation of Friedrich's ataxia is?
- AAtaxia✓ Correct answer
- BSeizures
- COptic atrophy
- DStuttering
Q5.Fredrich's ataxia is caused by which type of mutation-
- APoint mutation
- BExpanded trinucleotide repeat✓ Correct answer
- CMissense mutation
- DInversion
Q6.All of the following are signs of cerebellar disease except -
- AResting tremors✓ Correct answer
- BPast pointing
- CNystagmus
- DAtaxic gait
Q7.Least common symptoms in Friedrich's ataxia is
- AModerate mental retardation✓ Correct answer
- BScoliosis
- CCardiac abnormality
- DDiabetes mellitus
Q8.Friedreich's ataxia is caused due to triplet repeats of:
- AAGG
- BGAA✓ Correct answer
- CUAA
- DAUG
Answer key
Q1: C. Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration; Q2: A. Acid-peptic disorder; Q3: A. CAG; Q4: A. Ataxia; Q5: B. Expanded trinucleotide repeat; Q6: A. Resting tremors; Q7: A. Moderate mental retardation; Q8: B. GAA.
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