Brain conditions

Question 1

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 1

a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities, typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth.

Question 2

Spastic Paralysis

Answer 2

causes muscle stiffness, spasms, and weakness due to damage to the central nervous system1234. The damage can result from spinal cord injuries, stroke, ALS, cerebral palsy, or other causes254.

Question 3

Tay sach’s disease

Answer 3

Autosomal recessive, HEXA (hexosaminidase a enzyme) is mutated—> function 🚫 can’t break down lipids

Question 4

Dementia

Answer 4

the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.

Question 5

Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome

Answer 5

combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy/ alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome.
- causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.

Question 6

Brain abscess

Answer 6

Forms when fungi reaches the brain and makes a collection of puss/materials in the brain- puts pressure
-streptococcus or staphylococcus can contribute or traumatic origins

Question 7

arachnoiditis

Answer 7

rare pain disorder caused by inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surrounds the nerves of your spinal cord.

Question 8

myxopapillary ependymoma

Answer 8

slow-growing tumor- develops in the spine, usually in lower part near the tailbone (in the cauda equina region).
- starts in the cells that line the spaces where spinal fluid flows.
- tumors are generally benign (not cancerous)
-common in young adults