Brain Diseases other than Seizures

Question 1

sign or indication of disease

Answer 1

Symptom

Question 2

group of symptoms, characteristic of a disease

Answer 2

Syndrome

Question 3

medical condition associated with specific symptoms or signs and impairs normal functions of the body

Answer 3

Disease

Question 4

something wrong with the function of brain

Answer 4

encephalopathy

Question 5

something wrong with nerves

Answer 5

neuropathy

Question 6

dangerous if fracture tears the dura of protrudes brain

Answer 6

Skull Fracture

Question 7

-caused by dilated blood vessels or contracted muscle

Answer 7

Headache

Question 8

severe, recurring headaches often with aura, vomiting and even stroke like

Answer 8

Migraines

Question 9

inflammation of the meninges

Answer 9

meningitis

Question 10

inflammation of the brain itself

Answer 10

Encephalitis

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atrophy or primary disease of the brain

Answer 11

compensatory

Question 12

impaired absorption of CSF

Answer 12

Normal Pressure

Question 13

lack of absorption or excretion thru Arachnoid Villi

Answer 13

Communicating

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obstruction in flow thru ventricular system

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Non-communicating

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fainting-brief, inadequate cerebral flow

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syncope

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moderately deep level of unconsciousness, requires repeated or painful stimuli to arouse

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Stupor

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deep profound state of unconsciousness

Answer 17

Coma

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long term condition that can be awake or unconscious, no self awareness or surrounding awareness

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Persistent Vegetative state

Question 19

-drug intox
-metabolic intox
-post anoxic/ hypoglycemic
-infection, postictal, post traumatic

Answer 19

Diffuse Coma

Question 20

-hematoma
-infarction
-tumor, abscess

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Structural Coma

Question 21

-lesion in Ventral Pons
-Ras and Cerebral hemispheres intact
-fully conscious but restricted motor function

Answer 21

Locked in Syndrome

Question 22

motionless, mindless alertness without evidence of sensory or motor paralysis

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Akinetic Mutism

Question 23

no evidence of higher cortical function but primitive orienting (eye) reflexes and sleep/wake cycles are intact

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Chronic Vegetative State

Question 24

-patients response to noxious stim
-designed for head-injury patients
-score of 3-15
-Repeated

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Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 25

syndrome of progressive irreversible cerebral insufficiency

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Dementia

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Unable to read

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Alexia

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unable to write

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Agraphia

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unable to appreciate texture, size and form by touching

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astereognosis

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unable to make purposeful or learned actions

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Apraxia

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can understand speech but can not form words or sentences

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Broca's Aphasia

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Can not understand words but can form sounds/words

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Wernicke's Aphasia

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Unable to interpret sensory information

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Sensory Agnosia

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objects can be seen but not recognized

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Visual Agnosia

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-abnormal movements

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Dyskinesia

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sudden twitching w/ involuntary movements

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Choreiform Movements

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slower "squirming" and "writhing" involuntary movements

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Athetosis

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Sustained contractions of limbs, neck, face

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Dystonia

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causes brain damage mainly in basal ganglia

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Liver Disease

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arm is extended, causes wrist extensors to involuntary relax, wave goodbye

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Asterixis

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Lesion in Medulla

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Cheyne-Stoke Respirations

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Lesion in Pons

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Respiratory Failure

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Lesion in Brainstem

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deficits in CN function

Question 42

Lesion in Midbrain

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posturing abnormalities

Question 43

damage to one side of cerebellum can cause problems w/ voluntary movements on the same side, primarily walking

Answer 43

Ataxia

Question 44

muscles are not coordinated, and fine skills are difficult ex. unable to touch nose

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Dysmetria

Question 45

failure of coordination of muscles of the mouth, tongue, and larynx

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Dysarthria

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damage to the vermis causes issues w/ midline body parts

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Truncal Ataxia

Question 47

-slow progressing, affects movement and balance -lack of dopamine in Substantia Nigra

Answer 47

Parkinson's

Question 48

-Hereditary, affects basal ganglia-rapid, jerky involuntary movements -progressive intellectual deterioration, personality changes, memory loss, irritability -onse 30s-40s

Answer 48

Huntington's

Question 49

Glial Cell tumors

Answer 49

Glioma

Question 50

can be caused by ear infection

Answer 50

Abscess

Question 51

childhood tumor, infratentorial, posterior fossa

Answer 51

Medulloblastoma

Question 52

-ages 30-50 -benign, encapsulated, slow growing -folds of dura don't invade brain tissue, will displace it -can develop seizures

Answer 52

Meningioma

Question 53

seizures are more frequent with what tumors

Answer 53

Meningioma and slow growing astrocytoma