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MUL t IPL e -CHOIC e QU e S t IO n S

1. Which of the following findings predicts an incomplete 3. Which of the following tests is the most useful in establishing
recovery in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)? the diagnosis of GBS?
A. Slow initial progression A. Sural nerve biopsy
B. Absence of bulbar findings B. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein levels
C. Presentation in the third decade C. Nerve conduction study
D. Requirement of mechanical ventilation D. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
2. Which is the most common form of GBS? 4. Which of the following finding is characteristic of chronic
A. Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)?
B. Acute motor axonal neuropathy A. Asymmetrical weakness
C. Acute motor–sensory neuropathy B. Sensory dysfunction
D. Miller Fisher syndrome C. Normal peripheral reflexes
D. Cranial nerve involvement