Spinal Cord Disorders
- Previous year questions on Spinal Cord Disorders for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 20 live questions in Spinal Cord Disorders.
- 2 of 20 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.All of the following characteristic pattern seen in Brown-Sequard syndrome; except:-
- AIpsilateral weakness
- BIpsilateral loss of position and vibration
- CIpsilateral loss of pain and temperature✓ Correct answer
- DContralateral loss of pain and temperature
Q2.Which of the following is false regarding neoplastic compressive myelopathy?
- AMost neoplasms are subdural in origin✓ Correct answer
- BThoracic spine is most commonly involved
- CTumor does not cross the disk space to involve adjacent vertebral body
- DPrognosis is poor when motor deficits are established for > 48 hours
Q3.The following are components of Brown Sequard syndrome except :
- AIpsilateral extensor plantar response
- BIpsilateral pyramidal tract involvement
- CContralateral spinothalamic tract involvement
- DContralateral posterior column involvement✓ Correct answer
Q4.A dissociated sensory loss is seen in
- ASyringomyelia✓ Correct answer
- BVitamin B12 deficiency
- CTransverse myelitis
- DPellagra
Q5.Painless burn in hand is seen in:
- ASLE
- BSyringomyelia✓ Correct answer
- CMononeuritis multiplex
- DDiabetes mellitus
Q6.Which of the following is not true regarding myelopathy?
- ASensory loss of facial area
- BBrisk jaw jerk✓ Correct answer
- CBrisk pectoral jerk
- DUrgency and incontinence of micturition
Q7.A 45 year old female presented with lower limb weakness, spasticity, urinary hesitancy and mid-dorsal intradural enhancing mass in Mill. What is the diagnosis –
- ALipoma
- BMeningioma✓ Correct answer
- CDermoid cyst
- DNeuroepithelial cyst
Q8.Dissociative sensory loss occurs in
- ATuberculosis of spine
- BDisc prolapse
- CTabes dorsalis
- DSyringomyelia✓ Correct answer
Q9.Anterior spinal artery throbosis is characterized by-a) Loss of pain & touchb) Loss of vibration sensec) Loss of power in lower limbd) Sphincter dysfuction
- Aacd✓ Correct answer
- Bad
- Cbc
- Dbde
Q10.A 50-year-old woman complains of clumsiness in her hands while working in the kitchen: She recently burned her hands on the stove without experiencing any pain. Neurologic examination reveals bilateral weakness of the shoulder girdles, arms, and hands as well as a loss of pain and temperature sensation covering the shoulder and upper limb in a cape-like distribution. Severe atrophy is present in the intrinsic muscles of the hands. The most likely diagnosis is:
- AALS
- BSubacute combined degeneration
- CSyringomyelia✓ Correct answer
- DTabes dorsalis.
Answer key
Q1: C. Ipsilateral loss of pain and temperature; Q2: A. Most neoplasms are subdural in origin; Q3: D. Contralateral posterior column involvement; Q4: A. Syringomyelia; Q5: B. Syringomyelia; Q6: B. Brisk jaw jerk; Q7: B. Meningioma; Q8: D. Syringomyelia; Q9: A. acd; Q10: C. Syringomyelia.
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