Chapter 13: Neurologic Diseases and Conditions: Signs and Symptoms

Question 1

What is signs and symptoms of Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

Answer 1

aphasia; hemiparesis; confusion; diplopia; dizziness

Question 2

What is signs and symptoms of Transiet Ischemic Attack

Answer 2

weakness & numbness; dizziness; dysphagia; confusion; bad sight in one eye

Question 3

What is signs and symptoms of Epidural and Subdural Hematomas

Answer 3

after head trauma-dilated pupils; nausea & vomiting; drowsiness; hemparesis

Question 4

What is signs and symptoms of Cerebral Concussion

Answer 4

unconsciousness; amnesia; shallow respirations; flaccid muscle tone

Question 5

What is signs and symptoms of Cerebral Contusion

Answer 5

unconsciousness; coma; hemiparesis; drowsiness; lethargy; hostility

Question 6

What is signs and symptoms of Depressed Skull Fracture

Answer 6

hemiplegia; epilepsy; clear/bloody drainage from head openings; bruising; neural problems

Question 7

What is signs and symptoms of Paraplegia and Quadriplegia

Answer 7

no sensory/motor control in lower extremeties; respiratory problems

Question 8

What is signs and symptoms of Degenerative Disk Disease

Answer 8

pain radiates down nerve; numbness/tingling

Question 9

What is signs and symptoms of Hernaited and Bulging Disk

Answer 9

severe back pain; radiating pain; sciatica; leg weakness

Question 10

What is signs and symptoms of Sciatic Nerve Injury–Spinal Stenosis

Answer 10

pain/numbness standing or sitting; reflexes in extremities asymmetric; disability; weakness in legs

Question 11

What is signs and symptoms of Headache

Answer 11

dull, aching pain in sensitive tissues in head; underlying disorder

Question 12

What is signs and symptoms of Migraine

Answer 12

aura; photophobia; fatigue; irritability

Question 13

What is signs and symptoms of Epilepsy/A Seizure Disorder

Answer 13

30 types; convulsions (partial or generalized); absense seizures (petit mal), tonic seizures (grand mal)

Question 14

What is signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 14

trembling hands, arms, face, legs; rigidity in limbs & trunk; shuffling gait

Question 15

What is signs and symptoms of Huntington’s Chorea

Answer 15

involuntary movements; speech difficulty; emotional/mental deterioration; carelessness; moody

Question 16

What is signs and symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Answer 16

fasciculations; atrophy & weakness in arms; difficulty eating & breathing

Question 17

What is signs and symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome

Answer 17

strange sensations force individual to move legs; cant sit for long time

Question 18

What is signs and symptoms of Transiet Global Amnesia

Answer 18

memory loss; confusion; repetitive questions; normal functioning

Question 19

What is signs and symptoms of Peripheral Neuritis/Neuropathy

Answer 19

clumsiness; loss of sensation in hands & feet; atrophy/paralysis; reflexes diminished

Question 20

What is signs and symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)

Answer 20

radiating pain on 5 cranial nerve; always unilateral

Question 21

What is signs and symptoms of Bell’s Palsy

Answer 21

cant open/close eye; drooling; distorted facial expressions; unilateral

Question 22

What is signs and symptoms of Meningitis

Answer 22

vomiting; rigidity in neck; irritability; photophobia; hypersensitive skin

Question 23

What is signs and symptoms of Encephalitis

Answer 23

stiff neck & back; muscle weakness; restlessness; visual disturbances; lethary; confusion

Question 24

What is signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Answer 24

numbness/tingling of feet & hands; muscle tenderness; ascending paralysis

Question 25

What is signs and symptoms of Brain Abscess

Answer 25

headache; nausea; vomiting; visual disturbances; anisocoria; seizures

Question 26

What is signs and symptoms of Poliomyelitis and Postpolio Syndrome

Answer 26

profuse discharge from nose; muscle weakness & deterioration; stiff neck

Question 27

What is signs and symptoms of Intracranial Tumors (Brain Tumors)

Answer 27

focal/generalized seizures; cognitive dysfunction; weakness; sensory loss; aphasia; visual dysfunction