lezione 29 (USN)

Which symptom describes somatoparaphrenia? (29). a) Inability to recognize objects. b) Attribution of a body part to someone else. c) Complete paralysis of a limb. d) Oculomotor orientation deficit.

Which brain area is systematically associated with unilateral spatial neglect? (29). a) Left angular gyrus. b) Right parietal lobe. c) Right occipital cortex. d) Left thalamus.

What does the term “misoplegia” refer to? (29). a) Love toward one side of the body. b) Aggressiveness toward the neglected half of the body. c) Bilateral paralysis of the lower limbs. d) Lack of awareness of the deficit.

According to Kinsbourne’s model, what explains the prevalence of neglect after right-hemisphere lesions? (29). a) Symmetrical representation of space. b) The left hemisphere generates a stronger attentional vector. c) Predominant ipsilateral lesions. d) Thalamic involvement.

Which test is used to diagnose unilateral spatial neglect? (29). a) Albert’s cancellation test. b) Stroop Test. c) Verbal fluency test. d) Orientation test.

Which phenomenon is frequently associated with somatoparaphrenia? (29). a) Retrograde amnesia. b) Anosognosia for hemiplegia. c) Visual hallucinations. d) Transcortical aphasia.

Which area is involved in oculomotor behaviors toward attention-capturing stimuli? (29). a) Prefrontal cortex. b) Superior colliculus. c) Superior temporal gyrus. d) Cingulate gyrus.

Which type of neglect is associated with lesions of Brodmann area 22? (29). a) Personal neglect. b) Allocentric neglect. c) Extrapersonal neglect. d) Attentional neglect.

Which author proposed an attentional theory based on two opposing vectors? (29). a) Kinsbourne. b) Posner. c) Heilman. d) Geschwind.

Which type of perseverations is associated with the severity of neglect on Albert’s cancellation test? (29). a) Ink blots. b) Additional marks or flying marks. c) Complex perseverations. d) None of the answers is correct.

Which lesion is typically associated with misoplegia? (29). a) Left hemisphere lesions. b) Right parietal lobe lesions. c) Bilateral subcortical lesions. d) Cingulate gyrus lesions.

Which lesion is typically associated with neglect of imagined space? (29). a) Left temporal lobe. b) Right perisylvian areas. c) Left occipital lobe. d) Bilateral premotor area.

Which neglect theory supports a representational hypothesis? (29). a) Heilman’s theory. b) Bisiach’s model. c) Kinsbourne’s theory. d) Posner’s theory.

What is the role of the superior longitudinal fasciculus in spatial neglect? (29). a) Connecting frontal and parietal areas for spatial orientation. b) Transmitting visual information to the temporal lobe. c) Coordinating eye movements. d) Modulating motivation toward space.

What is one of the main functions of Brodmann area 40? (29). a) Somatosensory perception. b) Motor processing of the upper limbs. c) Motor orientation in peripersonal space. d) Control of facial expressions.

Perseveration in cancellation tests may indicate: (29). a) A severe visual deficit. b) Cortico-subcortical disconnection. c) A high level of neglect. d) Short-term memory disorders.

Personal neglect is characterized by: (29). a) Ignoring external stimuli on the left side. b) Ignoring the left half of one’s own body. c) Motor planning deficits. d) Reduced oculomotor activity.

Which structure is often damaged in patients with somatoparaphrenia? (29). a) Corpus callosum. b) Internal capsule, thalamus, and amygdala. c) Superior frontal gyrus. d) Inferior occipital gyrus.

A patient with a lesion of the right inferior frontal gyrus may present: (29). a) Purely imaginal neglect. b) Predominant ideational apraxia. c) Difficulty recognizing verbal stimuli. d) Motor neglect.