Ischemic Stroke
- Previous year questions on Ischemic Stroke 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.
- 26 live questions in Ischemic Stroke.
- 1 of 26 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Cerebral Ischemia occurs when cerebral blood flow is less than:
- A10 m1/100g / minute
- B20 m1/100g / minute✓ Correct answer
- C40 ml/ 100g/minute
- D50 m1/100g/minute
Q2.Which of the following is not a usual feature of right middle cerebral aery territory infarct?
- AAphasia✓ Correct answer
- BHemiparesis
- CFacial weakness
- DDysarthria
Q3.An 85-year-old patient was brought to the ER, BP: 180/100, right hemiparesis was seen. What is the next best step in management?
- AReduce BP
- BNCCT✓ Correct answer
- CMRI
- DAspirin 300mg and anticoagulants
Q4.Which of the following sites is not involved in a posterior cerebral aery infarct
- AMidbrain
- BThalamus
- CTemporal lobe
- DAnterior Cortex✓ Correct answer
Q5.All of the following are indications for thrombolysis in a patient with stroke except:
- AAge >18 years
- BSustained BP >185/110 mm Hg despite treatment✓ Correct answer
- COn CT scan, edema less than 1/3rd of middle cerebral artery territory
- DAcute ischemic stroke within 3 hours of onset
Q6.Gait apraxia is seen in thromboembolic episode involving:
- AACA✓ Correct answer
- BMCA
- CPCA
- DPosterior choroidal aery
Q7.Which of the following complications of stroke need not to be treated?
- AFever
- BSpasticity
- CDysphagia
- DNumbness✓ Correct answer
Q8.Window period for thrombolysis in a stroke patient is:
- A1.5 hours
- B2.5 hours
- C3.5 hours
- D4.5 hours✓ Correct answer
Q9.A middle aged person is rushed to emergency depament with history of loss of motor power on left upper and lower limb since last 30 minutes. Imaging modality of choice to plan appropriate treatment will be
- ACT scan of the head✓ Correct answer
- BMRI of the brain
- CCarotid doppler study
- DEEG
Q10.Pure word blindness is seen due to the lesion at?
- ASuperior temporal gyrus
- BInferior temporal gyrus
- CSplenium of corpus callosum✓ Correct answer
- DArcuate fasciculus
Answer key
Q1: B. 20 m1/100g / minute; Q2: A. Aphasia; Q3: B. NCCT; Q4: D. Anterior Cortex; Q5: B. Sustained BP >185/110 mm Hg despite treatment; Q6: A. ACA; Q7: D. Numbness; Q8: D. 4.5 hours; Q9: A. CT scan of the head; Q10: C. Splenium of corpus callosum.
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