diseases, problems whatever

Question 1

disconnection syndrome

Answer 1

caused by disconnection of the corpus callosum

Question 2

tay-sachs disease

Answer 2

genetic abnnormality from gangliosides; muscle weakness, blindness, seizueres, death

Question 3

paralysis agitans

Answer 3

parkinson’s; trouble initiating voluntary movement; loss of inhibitory control over basal ganglia

Question 4

ataxia

Answer 4

distubrance of balance that may lieave the person unable to stand without help; problem affecting the cerebellum

Question 5

dysmetria

Answer 5

inability to stop a movement at a precise point or time; may lead to an intention tremor; reflects cerebellar dysfunction

Question 6

babinski sign

Answer 6

a spinal reflex in infants; fanning of the toes produced by stroking hte fot on the side of the sole; in adults this is a sign of cns injury

Question 7

hyperreflexia

Answer 7

exaggerated reflex response

Question 8

spinal shock

Answer 8

severe injury to the spinal cord that produces a period of sensory and motor paralysis; may or may not be temporary

Question 9

spinal transection

Answer 9

completly severed

Question 10

spinal concussion

Answer 10

violent jolts or blows, sometimes associated with trauma or gunshot wounds; produces a period of spinal shock but symptoms are only temporary;

Question 11

spinal contusion

Answer 11

hemorrhages in the meninges; has the ability to gradually recover over a period of a few weeks, but full functonality may not be restored

Question 12

glioblastoma multiforme

Answer 12

most common and fatal type

Question 13

meningioma

Answer 13

benign noninvasive tumor of falx and convexity of hemisphere

Question 14

schwannoma

Answer 14

benign peripheral tumor from schwann cells

Question 15

ependymoma

Answer 15

found in ventricles and spinalcord gliomas

Question 16

medulloblastoma

Answer 16

ponsterior fossa tumor, seen in children and can metastasize through csf tracts

Question 17

symp. of transection of lateral spinothalamic tract

Answer 17

contralateral loss of pain and temp below the lesion

Question 18

symp and definition of Brown sequard syndrome

Answer 18

imcomplete hemisection of the spinal cord that results in ipsilateral hemiplegia with contralateral loss of pain and temperature; loss of tactile, position and vibration sensation

Question 19

symp. of transection of corticospinal tract

Answer 19

spastic paresis with pyramidal signs like babinski sign

Question 20

amayotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 20

damage to corticospinal gtracts with pyramidal signs, damage to LMNs, usually no sensory deficits

Question 21

neurosyphilis

Answer 21

loss of tactile discrimination, position, vibration sensation. if the person puts their feet together and closes their eyes, they fall over