Skip to main content
. 2024 Oct 5;16(10):e70889. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70889

Table 1. Pre- and post-module test questions.

The same questions were given before and after both the novel and control module.

* Correct answer.

Question Answer choices  
A patient is noted to have anisocoria (unequal pupils) in a dimly lit exam room. When the room lights are brightened, the abnormality corrects itself significantly. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? 1. Normal variant. 2. Partial cranial nerve III palsy. 3. Carotid artery disorder*. 4. Ciliary ganglion disorder. 5. Ciliary body disorder. 6. No idea  
Three months after undergoing surgical removal of the superficial lobe of her right parotid gland, a patient notes visible sweating of the right cheek whenever she eats. This phenomenon is due to abnormal innervation of dermal sweat glands by nerves whose cell bodies are in which of the following? 1. Auriculotemporal nerve. 2. Mandibular nerve. 3. Facial nerve. 4. Pterygopalatine ganglion. 5. Otic ganglion*. 6. Submandibular ganglion. 7. No idea  
During the H-test, a patient has the most notable double vision while trying to look to the right and down. If this is due to an isolated nerve disorder, which of the following muscles is most likely not functioning normally? 1. Left lateral rectus. 2. Right medial rectus. 3. Right superior oblique. 4. Left superior oblique*. 5. Right inferior oblique. 6. Left inferior oblique. 7. Cannot tell  
The varicella (chicken pox) virus, having laid dormant in a patient's neuronal cell bodies after an initial infection 30 years earlier, has now become active. It has caused swelling of those neuronal cell bodies with the migration of the virus to the nerves' peripheral endings. The patient has painful blisters on one side of his tongue associated with ipsilateral (same side) facial nerve paralysis. From which of the following sites did the virus most likely originate? 1. Trigeminal motor nucleus. 2. Trigeminal sensory nucleus. 3. Facial motor nucleus. 4. Pterygopalatine ganglion. 5. Geniculate ganglion*. 6. Submandibular ganglion. 7. No idea  
A patient being seen for concerns of diplopia (double vision) enters the exam room holding their head leveled (not tipped up or down) and turned to the left, with eyes looking forward. When asked why she is holding her head this way, she states that it makes the double vision go away. Which of the following is most consistent with this? 1. Left oculomotor palsy. 2. Right oculomotor palsy. 3. Left trochlear palsy. 4. Right trochlear palsy. 5. Left abducens palsy*. 6. Right abducens palsy. 7. No idea