chapter 60 part 5

Question 1

UNPLEASANT sensory perception and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

result of ABNORAML ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES in the cerebral cortex, which then manifest as an alteration in sensation, behavior, movement, perception, or consciousness

Answer 2

seizures

Question 3

the first obvious sign of a brain lesion

Answer 3

seizure

Question 4

an abnormal sensation of IMBALANCE or movement

Answer 4

dizziness

Question 4

the ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT in which the individual or the surroundings are sensed as moving, usually as rotation

Answer 4

VEETIGO

Question 5

a manifestation of vestibular dysfunction

Answer 5

vertigo

Question 6

a common manifestation of neurologic disease

Answer 6

muscle weakness

Question 7

a systematic process that includes a variety of clinical tests, observations, and assessments designed to evaluate the neurologic status of a complex system

Answer 7

neurologic exam

Question 8

The Neurologic assessment is divided into five components:

Answer 8

consciousness and cognition
cranial nerve
motor system
sensory system
reflexes