Ch 15-16 Flashcards
A progressive, degenerative disorder affecting motor neurons of the spinal cord brain stem and cerebral hemisphere
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Presence of abnormal sensation such as tingling, prickling, and burning
Parenthesis
A rare condition in which brain fails to develop at levels above the mesencephalon or inferior part of diacep
Anencephaly
Total lose of sensation
Anesthesia
Disorder that effects voluntary motor performance and arrives in infancy
Cerebral palsy
A change in pupillary size in response to change in light a decreased deceptor
Adaption
An individual feels pain in a specific part of the body surface that may not be where the medical promblem is
Referred pain
Temporary or permanent loss of memory
Amnesia
Progressive chs disorder marked by loss of higher order cerebral functions
Alzheimer’s disease
Loss of the ability to store new memory
Anterograde amnesia
An inherited CNS disease marked by a progressive deterioration of metal abilities and motor disturbance
Huntington disease
Loss of both past memories and ability to consolidate memories result of head injury
Post traumatic amnesia
Loss of memory from past events
Retrograde
Psychological disorder marked by pronounce disturbance of mood and thought patterns
Schizophrenia
A progress loss of memory, spatial orientation, language, and personality as a consequence of aging
Senile dementia
