Degenerative CNS Disorders

Question 1

dementia

Answer 1

degenerative. Deterioration in mental capacity

Question 2

Alzheimer disease

Answer 2

degenerative. deterioration in mental capacity, progressive degeneration of neurons in the brain. Amnesia, apraxia, agnosia.

Question 3

amnesia

Answer 3

loss of memory

Question 4

apraxia

Answer 4

inability to properly use familiar objects

Question 5

agnosia

Answer 5

inability to receive and understand outside stimuli

Question 6

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 6

aka Lou Gehrig disease. degenerative disease of the motor neurons leading to loss of muscular control and death

Question 7

Huntington chorea

Answer 7

degenerative. hereditary disease with uncontrollable jerking movements and progressive loss of neural control.

Question 8

multiple sclerosis (MS)

Answer 8

degenerative. destruction of myelin sheath (demylination) leading to muscle weakness, unsteady gait, and paresthesia (odd sensations of tingling, stinging, etc), extreme fatigue, and some paralysis

Question 9

myasthenia gravis

Answer 9

degenerative. disease with muscle weakness. Cant be treated to avoid the overproduction of antibodies that block neurotransmitters from sending proper nerve impulses to skeletal muscles

Question 10

Parkinson disease

Answer 10

degeneration of nerves in the brain, causes tremors, weakness of muscles, and difficulty in walking. treated with drugs that increase dopamine levels in the brain, treatment helps relieves symptoms but does not cure the disease