Lec 6-3 - Neurological Disorders

Question 1

down syndrome is an extra copy of this chromosome

Answer 1

21

Question 2

percentage of cases of down syndrome that results in miscarriage

Answer 2

75%

Question 3

intellectual disabilty is an iq less than blank

Answer 3

70

Question 4

down syndrome has a blank range of iq’s

Answer 4

large

Question 5

this occurs when a whole bunch of neurons in the brain all generate action potentials at the same time

Answer 5

seizure

Question 6

2 major classes of seizures

Answer 6

partial, generalized

Question 7

two types of partial seizures

Answer 7

simple, complex

Question 8

partial seizure that has movement or sensory experience with no loss of conciousness or posture

Answer 8

simple

Question 9

partial seizure originating in temporal lobe and has complicated movement like lip smacking and sometimes isnt conscious

Answer 9

complex

Question 10

immediate loss of consciousness and falling seizure that is totally rigid and often lose bladder control

Answer 10

tonic clonic generalized (grand mal)

Question 11

prolonged (longer than 5 minutes) or repeated seizures with no recovery in between and this is a medical emergency treated by iv drugs and life support

Answer 11

status epilepticus

Question 12

seizure often outgrown in children that are basically staring spells

Answer 12

absence (petit mal)

Question 13

diagnostic tool for detecting seizures

Answer 13

electroencephalogram

Question 14

treatment of epilepsy

Answer 14

anti epileptic drugs (aed)

Question 15

aed mechanism is blank

Answer 15

not understood well

Question 16

Great seizure diet

Answer 16

Mostly fat

Question 17

Why is fat used as a seizure diet

Answer 17

So the brain switches to using ketones for energy

Question 18

Surgery that is sometimes used to treat seizures

Answer 18

Remove part of brain with abnormal activity, maybe even a whole hemisphere

Question 19

Implanted pace maker like device for the brain that delivers electrical stimulation to brain via the vagus nerve

Answer 19

Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)

Question 20

Great seizure diet

Answer 20

Mostly fat

Question 21

Why is fat used as a seizure diet

Answer 21

So the brain switches to using ketones for energy

Question 22

Surgery that is sometimes used to treat seizures

Answer 22

Remove part of brain with abnormal activity, maybe even a whole hemisphere

Question 23

Implanted pace maker like device for the brain that delivers electrical stimulation to brain via the vagus nerve

Answer 23

Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)