neural 5; huntington's and dementia Flashcards
AIDS dementia
destroys Tcells
wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
brain on alcohol
multiple nerve deficits
longest axons
polyneuropathy
prion proteins
mad cow kills in 4-6 months
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
increased ICP
headache
vomiting
visual problems
generalized disturbances from brain tumors
glioblastoma
rapid fatal cancer in brain stem
__% of all cancer deaths are brain tumors
2%
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
prion proteins
mad cow kills in 4-6 months
cancer from brain glial cell
80% of adult brain tumors
astrocytoma
dementia
disorder of memory and cognition
peripheral nerve toughness
very resilient
dysfx of particular areas
seizures
hallucinations
sensory deficits
focal disturbances from brain tumors
brain tumors can be either
focal disturbances
generalized disturbances
usually benign
menangiomas
cancer outside dura
can be removed repeatedly
metastatic brain tumor patients
elderly
previous leukemia or lymph cancer makes them more at risk
central nerve toughness
delicate
generalized disturbances from brain tumor
increased ICP
headache
vomiting
visual problem