Learning Outcome 7

Question 1

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 1

Most common disease of brain & spinal cord

Question 2

Multiple

Answer 2

Many areas of brain and spinal cord are affected

Question 3

Sclerosis

Answer 3

Hardened areas within the brain and spinal cord, scar tissue

Question 4

exacerbation

Answer 4

An increase in the seriousness of a disease or disorder as marked by greater intensity in the signs or symptoms also called relapse or flare up

Question 5

Remission

Answer 5

Partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic disease

Question 6

What is dopamine

Answer 6

It is a neurotransmitter necessary for the control of
Movement and coordination when dopamine decreases the ability to control their muscles decline leading to impaired movements and balance

Question 7

Parkinsonism

Answer 7

A condition which resembles Parkinson’s disease. It is often a result of side effects of medication

Question 8

Paraplegia

Answer 8

Condition characterized by the loss of sensation and movement in the lower extremities and abdomen. Blade and bowel control is also impaired any injury below c7 waist down

Question 9

Quadriplegic

Answer 9

Condition characteristized by loss of sensation of movement in all of the extremities of the body and most of the trunk muscles arms &legs

Question 10

Hemiplegia

Answer 10

Loss of sensation and motion of one side of the body stroke is a big cause half of body is affected

Question 11

Contracture

Answer 11

Is a permanent contraction of a muscle which results in joint flexion

Question 12

Foot drop

Answer 12

An abnormal condition of lower leg and foot in which the toes and the foot don’t stay at eighth angles with leg ( foot straight out )

Question 13

Decubitus ulcers

Answer 13

Occurs when there is prolonged pressure on the skin over a bony area of body ( pressure sores)

Question 14

Elimination

Answer 14

Changes following a spinal cord injury; there for a person may experience urinary retention or incontince

Question 15

Spastic

Answer 15

Uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles the muscles can’t relax

Question 16

Ataxic

Answer 16

Decreased muscle tone and poor coordination ppl look very slay and unsteady

Question 17

Athetoid

Answer 17

The type of cp when muscle tone is mixed sometime too high sometimes to low

Question 18

Dysarthria

Answer 18

It is hard for them to control and coordinate the muscles they need to talk

Question 19

Hyper nasal

Answer 19

To much air coming through nose when talkin

Question 20

Hypo-nasal

Answer 20

Not enough air coming through nose when talkin

Question 21

Partial seizure

Answer 21

When the excessive electrical activity in the brain is limited to one area

Question 22

Generalized seizure

Answer 22

When the excessive electrical activity in the brain encompasses the entire organ

Question 23

Generalized seizure what are the two of them ?

Answer 23

Petit Mal - absence seizure

Grand mal- Tonic-clonic -

Question 24

Absence seizure

Answer 24

Lasts2-10 sec begins with no warning signs state blankly

Question 25

Tonic clonic

Answer 25

Crud falls to ground loss of consciousness muscles become stiff- tonic phase jerky movement -clonic phase

Question 26

Status epilepticus

Answer 26

Lasts long then 5 mins or repeats without full recovery

Question 27

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 27

A rapidly progressive disease which attacks the motor neurons causing gradually worsening paralysis of the skeletal muscles ppl with als only live 10 yrs or longer