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Disorders of brain function Flashcards

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What are examples of brain injuries?

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Hypoxic and Ischemic injury
Intracranial pressure and Herniation
Hematoma

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What are examples of cerebrovascular disease?

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Stroke “Brain Attack”

Aneurysm

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What are examples of brain infections?

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Meningitis

Brain Tumors

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What are 2 examples of other disorders of the brain?

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Seizures

Alzheimer Dementia

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What is monro-kellie hypothesis?

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compensation for changes occurs of icp

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Broca aphasia

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expressive aphasia, output reduced, comprehension can be normal

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Wernicke aphasia

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receptive, impaired comprehension

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anomic aphasia

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word finding difficulty

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conduction aphasia

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reduced ability to repeat words

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