DHA Exam Neurology MCQs: Practice Questions With Explanations
Sample DHA licensing exam MCQs from Neurology — the largest DHA specialty area still without a dedicated practice post — covering stroke syndromes, seizures, and neuromuscular disorders, each with the correct answer explained.
Neurology is the third-largest subject in HighYield's DHA question bank, behind only Family Medicine and Cardiology — and it's the largest specialty area that doesn't yet have its own dedicated practice post. Below is a sample set of Neurology MCQs in the same clinical-vignette style tested on the DHA licensing exam for Pakistani doctors applying for a Dubai medical licence, grouped by theme.
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
1. A patient has sudden-onset facial droop, arm weakness and slurred speech, with the leg weaker than the arm on examination. Which arterial territory is most likely affected?
- A) Middle cerebral artery
- B) Anterior cerebral artery ✅
- C) Posterior cerebral artery
- D) Basilar artery
2. On a non-contrast CT brain performed within the first few hours of stroke symptom onset, a hyperdense (bright) area is most consistent with:
- A) Ischemic stroke
- B) Hemorrhagic stroke ✅
- C) A resolved transient ischemic attack
- D) Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Seizures & Epilepsy
3. Continuous seizure activity lasting 5 minutes or more, or recurrent seizures without full recovery of consciousness in between, defines:
- A) A simple partial seizure
- B) Status epilepticus ✅
- C) An absence seizure
- D) Todd's paralysis
4. Transient focal weakness that follows a seizure and typically resolves within 24–48 hours is known as:
- A) Permanent post-stroke hemiparesis
- B) Todd's paralysis ✅
- C) A febrile seizure
- D) Myoclonus
Neuromuscular & Demyelinating Disorders
5. A patient develops ascending, symmetric limb weakness with loss of reflexes two weeks after a diarrheal illness. This history is classic for:
- A) Myasthenia gravis
- B) Guillain-Barré syndrome ✅
- C) Multiple sclerosis
- D) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
6. Fatigable muscle weakness that worsens with sustained activity and improves with rest points to:
- A) Guillain-Barré syndrome
- B) Myasthenia gravis ✅
- C) Multiple sclerosis
- D) Parkinson's disease
Movement Disorders & Cranial Nerves
7. The classic triad of Parkinson's disease is resting tremor, rigidity, and:
- A) Ataxia
- B) Bradykinesia ✅
- C) Hyperreflexia
- D) Chorea
8. Unilateral facial weakness that also affects the forehead — the patient cannot raise the eyebrow on the affected side — with no other neurological findings, is most consistent with:
- A) A stroke affecting the facial nerve nucleus
- B) Bell's palsy ✅
- C) Trigeminal neuralgia
- D) Myasthenic crisis
Why Neurology Deserves Dedicated Revision
Neurology questions on the DHA exam lean heavily on pattern recognition — matching a cluster of exam findings to a specific syndrome — rather than isolated fact recall. Candidates who only revise Family Medicine and Cardiology in depth often lose otherwise-avoidable marks on classic neurology presentations like these.
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