CNS

Question 1

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - AKA is Lou Gherig’s disease

Answer 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Question 2

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - wasting away of posterior columns due to syphilis

Answer 2

Tabes Dorsalis

Question 3

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - Charcot’s Triad of SIN, scanning speech

Intention tremors

Nystagmous

Answer 3

MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

Question 4

Neuro disorder of Brain/CNS - Autoimmune disease in which body makes antibodies against acetocholine receptors.

Answer 4

Myasthenia Gravis

Question 5

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - Resting tremors, festinating gait, cogwheel/lead pipe rigidity

Answer 5

Parkinson’s (aka = Paralysis Agitans)

Question 6

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - non progressive motor disorder due to anoxia at birth

Answer 6

Cerebal Palsy

Question 7

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - foot drop with a high steppage gait

Answer 7

Charcot Marie Tooth

Question 8

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - genetic neurodegenerative disorder. Muscle coordination decline, cognitive decline, dementia

Answer 8

Huntington’s Chorea

Question 9

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - Mental deterioration, amnesia, depression, anxiety, and rigidity

Answer 9

Alzheimer’s

Question 10

which part of the cord is responsible for crude and light touch

Answer 10

anterior spinothalamic tract

Question 11

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - related to B12 defeciency

Answer 11

PLS (Posterolateral Sclerosis)

aka = Combined Systems Disease

Question 12

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - affects corticospinal tract and anterior horn. UMNL on lower extremities while LMNL with upper extremities

Answer 12

ALS

Question 13

Which part of the cord is responsible for pain and temp?

Answer 13

lateral spinothalamic tract

Question 14

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - Inflammatory polyneuropathy of the PNS linked to recent immunizations or after illness

Answer 14

Guillain-Barre (aka = Landry’s Paralysis)

Question 15

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - associated with dopamine deficiency at the substantia nigra

Answer 15

Parkinson’s (aka = Paralysis Agitans)

Question 16

which part of the cord is responsible for muscle tone to the proximal flexors of the extremities

Answer 16

rubrospinal tract

Question 17

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - Gower’s sign

Answer 17

Muscular Dystrophy

Question 18

Neuro disorder of Brain/CNS - Demyelination of the CNS in posterior columns & cerebellum

Answer 18

Multiple Sclerosis

Question 19

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - related to scissors gait

Answer 19

Cerebal Palsy

Question 20

Which part of the cord is responsible for 2 point discrimination, position sense & vibration sense?

Answer 20

Posterior Columns

Question 21

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - waddling gait

Answer 21

Muscular Dystrophy (aka = Erb’s Duchenne)

Question 22

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - hemisection of the cord caused by injury. Ipsi loss of motor & contra loss of pain and temp

Answer 22

Brown Sequard

Question 23

Neuro disorder of Brain/CNS - Loss of pain & temp over shoulders & back in cape like distribution

Answer 23

Syringomyelia

Question 24

which part of the cord is responsible for muscle tone to the voluntary extensor muscles?

Answer 24

reticulospinal

Question 25

Neuro disorder of the Brain/CNS - slappage gait

Answer 25

Tabes Dorsalis

Question 26

Which part of the cord is responsible for voluntary motor, flexors of the hands and feet?

Answer 26

Corticospinal tract (Pyramids)