Dementia: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Dementia

Sample item

What clinical feature favors Lewy body dementia?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Visual hallucinations with fluctuation

Lewy body dementia often includes fluctuating cognition, recurrent well-formed visual hallucinations, REM sleep behavior disorder, and spontaneous parkinsonism.

Option by option

  • A. Visual hallucinations with fluctuation (correct)

    Correct: fluctuating cognition with visual hallucinations suggests Lewy body dementia.

  • B. Chronic ear discharge

    Ear discharge is an otologic symptom.

  • C. Only fixed fever

    Fixed fever points to infection rather than a dementia subtype.

  • D. Acute abdominal pain

    Acute abdominal pain does not identify Lewy body dementia.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Visual hallucinations with fluctuation. Lewy body dementia often includes fluctuating cognition, recurrent well-formed visual hallucinations, REM sleep behavior disorder, and spontaneous parkinsonism.

Why is "Chronic ear discharge" not the answer?

Ear discharge is an otologic symptom.

Why is "Only fixed fever" not the answer?

Fixed fever points to infection rather than a dementia subtype.

Why is "Acute abdominal pain" not the answer?

Acute abdominal pain does not identify Lewy body dementia.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Dementia in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: fluctuating cognition with visual hallucinations suggests Lewy body dementia.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Dementia?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.