Nervous System Disorders

Question 1

Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 1

Buildup of plaque in the brain, Progressive. Difficulty remembering recently learned information

Question 2

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 2

Disturbance in voluntary muscular (from brain damage) Can be due to birth injury

Question 3

Epilepsy

Answer 3

Seizure disorder of the brain, cause is uncertain

Question 4

Hydrocephalus

Answer 4

Increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid within ventricles of brain, enlargement of head occurs, treatment includes placements of a bypass (shunt) to divert the CSF.

Question 5

Encephalitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the brain, viral or chemical cause

Question 6

Meningitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the linings of the brain and spinal cord. Outbreaks appear in high school or college age students. Paralysis, coma or death if in severe form.

Question 7

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 7

Chronic inflammatory disease where immune cells attack the myelin sheath of nerve cell axons. Sheath is destroyed leaving scar tissue (hardening) on nerve cells. Unknown cause.

Question 8

Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis

Answer 8

Loss of complete or partial motor function, may occur in one or more portions of the body

Question 9

Paraplegia

Answer 9

paralysis in lower half of the body

Question 10

Quadriplegia

Answer 10

Paralysis in upper and lower extremities.

Question 11

Parkinsons Disease

Answer 11

Characterized y tremors and shuffling gait, pill rolling. Possibly caused by decreased amounts of dopamine

Question 12

Poliomyelitis

Answer 12

Disease of nerve pathways of the spinal cord which causes paralysis. Vaccine is very good at eliminating cases

Question 13

West Nile Virus

Answer 13

Mosquito born virus. Can causes encephalitis or meningitis.

Question 14

Shingles

Answer 14

Acute inflammation of nerve cells. Caused by herpes virus like chicken pox

Question 15

Bell’s Palsy

Answer 15

Patient seems to have had a stroke on one side of face.Eyes don’t close properly and mouth droops. Disappears after a few weeks.

Question 16

Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)

Answer 16

AKA Stroke. Interruption of blood and oxygen to the brain causing tissue death.

Question 17

EEG (Electro-encephalo-gram)

Answer 17

Recording of the electrical activity of the brain

Question 18

CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

Answer 18

Combines x-ray with nuclear medicine and produces cross sectional images

Question 19

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Answer 19

Uses a magnetic field along with radio frequency to produce cross-section images of the body. Patient goes into a tube with a huge magnet)

Question 20

Lumbar Puncture

Answer 20

Removal of CSF from spinal canal to test. Helps diagnose disorders of brain, spinal cord like multiple sclerosis.