nervous system injuries and diseases

Question 1

concussion

1. is what
2. caused by
3. what happens
4. eight symptoms

Answer 1

1. trauma to brain
2. blow to the head
3. reticular activating system decreases activity leading to drowsiness or unconsciousness
4. drowsiness, nausea, vomitting, dilated pupils, blurred vision, confusion, memory loss, slurred speech

Question 2

CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy)

1. is what
2. caused by
3. five symptoms

Answer 2

1. form of dementia
2. multiple concussion
3. confusion, memory loss, aphasia, mood swings, depression

Question 3

ALS (amyotropic lateral sclerosis)

1. known as
2. caused by
3. leads to
4. typical onset age
5. typical life span

Answer 3

1. Lou Gehrig’s disease
2. immune system attacks and destroys motor neurons wired to skeletal muscles
3. leads to paralysis
4. after 40 years old
5. death w/in 5 years of diagnosis

Question 4

Polio

1. caused by
2. what happens
3. leads to

Answer 4

1. polio virus
2. virus infects and kills neurons in the ventral horn
3. paralysis

Question 5

stroke

1. ranks where in leading causes of death in U.S.A.
2. caused by
3. what happens

Answer 5

1. 5th
2. an artery becomes blocked in the brain
3. a region of the brain is starved of blood and it’s neurons die

Question 6

symptoms of stroke depends on what

Answer 6

depends on what area of the brain is affected

Question 7

5 risk factors of a stroke

Answer 7

high blood pressure
high blood cholesterol
diabetes
obesity
family history

Question 8

cerebral palsy is what

Answer 8

brain damage in fetus or baby

Question 9

symptoms of cerebral palsy

Answer 9

depends on what area of the brain is affected but could be intellectual disability, paralysis, blindness, deafness…

Question 10

3 causes of cerebral palsy

Answer 10

1. oxygen deprivation while in utero or during birth
2. drug/alcohol use during pregnancy
3. certain infections (German measles “rubella” or toxoplasmosis)

Question 11

alzheimer’s disease

1. most common what
2. percentage of people who get it
3. due to degeneration of what 2 things
4. typical onset age

Answer 11

1. most common form of dementia
2. 10%
3. basal nuclei and cerebral cortex degenerate
4. after 65 years old

Question 12

6 alzheimer’s symptoms

Answer 12

confusion
memory loss
aphasia
mood swings
depression
hallucinations

Question 13

7 risk factors for alzheimer’s

Answer 13

high blood pressure
high blood cholesterol
diabetes
obesity
genetics
age
lack of intellectual stimulation

Question 14

2 treatments for alzheimer’s

Answer 14

1. meds that block the breakdown of the neurotransmitter ACH

2. intellectual stimulation

Question 15

Huntington’s disease

1. what type of disease
2. what degenerates
3. two symptoms
4. typical onset age
5. typical lifespan
6. risk of getting it

Answer 15

1. genetic disease
2. basal nuclei degeneration
3. uncontrollable/uncoordinated movements and dementia symptoms
4. late 30s
5. death w/in 15 years
6. 50% if one parent had it and 100% if both

Question 16

Parkinson’s disease

1. what degenerates
2. two symptoms
3. typical onset age
4. three risk factors
5. what lowers the risk

Answer 16

1. substancia nigra degeneration
2. tremors and possible dementia
3. 50s to 60s
4. family history, drug abuse, exposure to certain pesticides
5. tobacco use lowers risk

Question 17

multiple sclerosis

1. what type of disease
2. what happens
3. four symptoms
4. treatment

Answer 17

1. autoimmune
2. immune system attacks and destroys myelin sheaths of all neurons
3. uncoordinated movement, difficulty speaking, depression, tiredness
4. anti-inflammatory meds