Nervous System Diseases

Question 1

Meningitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of meninges, membranes covering brain and spinal cord

Sx- unchallenged rigidity, fever, headache, vomiting

Question 2

Hemiplegia

Answer 2

Result of stroke

Sx - paralysis on one side of body

Question 3

Paraplegia

Answer 3

Result of severing of spinal cord in lower back or sacrum

Sx - inability to move legs, may have bowel and bladder dysfunction

Question 4

Quadriplegia

Answer 4

Result in severing of spinal cord in upper thoracic or cervical area

Sx - inability to move arms and legs, may have respiratory dysfunction

Question 5

Encephalitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of brain

Sx - headache, fever, confusion

Question 6

Cerebral vascular accident

Answer 6

Stroke

Blockage of vessel or bleeding into brain prevents oxygen getting to the brain tissue

Sx - malfunctions is the portion of brain that deprived of circulation

Question 7

Herniated disc

Answer 7

Protrusion of nucleus purposes against spinal cord

Sx - pain that radiates down leg

Question 8

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 8

Deterioration of motor neurons

Question 9

Poliomyelitis

Answer 9

Viral infection that leads to weakened muscles

Question 10

Transient ischemic attack

Answer 10

Brief interludes of confusion often precedes CVA

Question 11

Hydrocephalus

Answer 11

Enlargement of head due to accumulated fluid in ventricles of brain

Question 12

Expressive aphasia

Answer 12

Inability to form words

Question 13

Receptive aphasia

Answer 13

Inability to understand what is being said

Question 14

Epilepsy

Answer 14

Abnormal electrical activity of brain

Question 15

Cerebral palsy

Answer 15

Damage to brain that causes motor or balance problems

Question 16

Intracerebral hematoma

Answer 16

Accumulation of blood within the brain tissue due to trauma to head or spontaneous rupture of blood vessel

Question 17

Subdural hematoma

Answer 17

Accumulation of blood due to tear in meninges layer

Question 18

Concussion

Answer 18

Headache, vomiting, damage to brain tissue due to closed head trauma

Question 19

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 19

Progressive degeneration thought to be due to plaque and tangles of brain tissue leading to regression of ability to think

Question 20

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 20

Progressive neurological disease with resulting tremors, shuffling gait, rigidity

Question 21

Multi-infarct dementia

Answer 21

Brain damage from chronic ischemia

Question 22

Encephalitis

Answer 22

Brain damage from chronic ischemia

Question 23

Bell’s palsy

Answer 23

Temporary fasciae paralysis caused by virus damaging the VII cranial nerve (facial)

Question 24

Trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 24

Severe spasm of V cranial nerve (trigeminal)