Neurocognitive disorders: 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 · Neurocognitive disorders

Sample item

Which feature is common in Lewy body dementia?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Visual hallucinations with fluctuating cognition

Lewy body dementia often causes visual hallucinations, fluctuating cognition, parkinsonism, and sensitivity to antipsychotics.

Option by option

  • A. Pure amnestic syndrome without fluctuation

    Pure amnesia is more typical Alzheimer pattern.

  • B. Early disinhibition only

    Disinhibition is more frontotemporal pattern.

  • C. Persistent elevated mood

    Elevated mood is not typical.

  • D. Visual hallucinations with fluctuating cognition (correct)

    Correct: hallucinations and fluctuation are characteristic.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is D, Visual hallucinations with fluctuating cognition. Lewy body dementia often causes visual hallucinations, fluctuating cognition, parkinsonism, and sensitivity to antipsychotics.

Why is "Pure amnestic syndrome without fluctuation" not the answer?

Pure amnesia is more typical Alzheimer pattern.

Why is "Early disinhibition only" not the answer?

Disinhibition is more frontotemporal pattern.

Why is "Persistent elevated mood" not the answer?

Elevated mood is not typical.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Neurocognitive disorders in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: hallucinations and fluctuation are characteristic.

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 Neurocognitive disorders?

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.