Medical

Question 1

A progressive, organic condition where the neurons in the brain die causing dementia?

Answer 1

Alzheimer Disease

Question 2

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that strikes the voluntary motor neurons and neuron death. A disease that is characterized by fatigue, gw (unable to eat, walk or speak) of muscle is also known as?

Answer 2

Lou Gehrig Disease

Question 3

Unequal pupils with a greater than 1 mm difference?

Answer 3

Anisocoria

Question 4

The inability to properly coordinate muscles - a staggering gait

Answer 4

ataxia

Question 5

The sensations commonly experienced right before a seizure or migraine headache that includes visual changes and hallucinations?

Answer 5

aura

Question 6

A condition with temporary paralysis of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) [controls the muscles on each side of the face]

Answer 6

Bell palsy

Question 7

What is the slowing down (brady) of voluntary body movements often found in Parkinson patients?

Answer 7

bradykinesia

Question 8

Type of seizure activity involving the contraction and relaxation of muscle groups?

Answer 8

clonic

Question 9

A state where a person does not respond to verbal or painful stimuli

Answer 9

coma

Question 10

Sensory stimulation that can be verified by others?

Answer 10

common reality

Question 11

A reflex with protective movement that results in blinking, moving the head posteriorly and pupil constriction.

Answer 11

corneal reflex

Question 12

abnormal extension of the arms with rotation of the wrists along with the toes pointed; indicative of brainstem damage.

Answer 12

decerebrate posturing

Question 13

Abnormal flexion of the arms toward the chest with the toes pointed, indicates lower cerebral damage.

Answer 13

decorticate posturing

Question 14

thoughts and ideas or abilities that have no basis in common reality?

Answer 14

delusions

Question 15

a chronic disease that produces severe deficits in memory, abstract thinking and judgment?

Answer 15

dementia