Chapter 15 Nervous System Diseases

Question 1

Duritis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the dura mater

Question 2

Encephalitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the brain

Question 3

Encephalomalacia

Answer 3

Softening of the brain

Question 4

Encephalomyeloradiculitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord and nerve roots

Question 5

Gangliitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the ganglion

Question 6

Glioblastoma

Answer 6

Tumor composed of developing glia tissue

Question 7

Glioma

Answer 7

Tumor composed of the glia tissue

Question 8

Meningitis

Answer 8

Inflammation of the meninges

Question 9

Meningocele

Answer 9

Protrusion of the meninges

Question 10

Meningomyelocele

Answer 10

Protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord

Question 11

Mononeuropathy

Answer 11

Disease affecting a single nerve

Question 12

Neuralgia

Answer 12

Pain in a nerve

Question 13

Neuritis

Answer 13

Inflammation of a nerve

Question 14

Neuroarthropathy

Answer 14

Disease of nerves and joints

Question 15

Neuroma

Answer 15

Tumor made up of nerve cells

Question 16

Neuropathy

Answer 16

Disease of the nerves

Question 17

Poliomyelitis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 18

Polyneuritis

Answer 18

Inflammation of many nerves

Question 19

Polyneuropathy

Answer 19

Disease of many nerves, most often occurs as a side effect of diabetes, but may also occur as a result of drug therapy, critical illnesses such as sepsis or carcinoma, exhibiting symptoms of weakness, distal sensory loss and burning

Question 20

Radiculitis

Answer 20

Inflammation of the nerve roots

Question 21

Radiculopathy

Answer 21

Disease of the nerve roots

Question 22

Rhizomeningomyelitis

Answer 22

Inflammation of the nerve root, meninges and spinal cord

Question 23

Subdural hematoma

Answer 23

Pertaining to below the dura matter, tumor of blood

Question 24

Hematoma

Answer 24

Collection of blood resulting from a broken blood vessel