additional notes chapter 65 part 1 Flashcards
originate from cells within the brain
primary tumor
in adults, most primary brain tumors originate from ____
glial cells
brain tumors that develop from structures outside the brain and are TWICE AS COMMON the primary
secondary BT
brain tumors that arise from the coverings of brain
meningiomas
brain tumors that develop in CN
acoustic neuromas
brain tumors that originate within brain tissue
gliomas
tumor of the 8th cranial nerve
acoustic neuromas
it is commonly reported in the early morning and is made worse by coughing
headache
what time of spinal cord tumor
primary tumors are usually ______, consisting of astrocytoma
intramedullary
what time of spinal cord tumor
meningiomas
extramedullary-intradural
what time of spinal cord tumor
secondary tumors
extramedullary-extradural
parkinson is common in what gender
male
what is the cause of parkinson’s disease
unknown, genetics and environment
decreased levels of dopamine resulting from degeneration of dopamine storage cells
parkinsons
a common feature of PD, overall slowing of active movement
bradykinesia
what part of the brain dies OD affects
basal ganglia
characterized by decline in higher than functioning, such as reasoning, with an eventual decline in ability to perform ADLS
dementia
the ablative procedures that were formerly used to relieve symptoms of PD such as tremors
pallidotomy
thallamotomy
premature death of cells in the striatum of the basal ganglia
huntington disease
medicine used to treat chorea
tetrabenazine
