neuro

Question 1

upper motor neuron

Answer 1

1. in cns
2. muscles tone and initiates movement

Question 2

2 types of strokes and what they are

Answer 2

1. hemorraegic - burst of a bloood vesel causing pressure and oedema in the brain causing o2 depletion and damage
2. ischemic - vessel supplying blood to brain is blocked and therefore not enough o2 reaches the brian

Question 3

2 types hemaorragic stroke

Answer 3

intracerebral - inside brain
subarahnoid between brain and membrane

Question 4

risk factors of stroke

Answer 4

1. fam history
2. smoking
3. hypertension
4. obesity
5. DM
6. sedentary

Question 5

risk factors of stroke

Answer 5

1. fam history
2. smoking
3. hypertension
4. obesity
5. DM
6. sedentary

Question 6

LMN

Answer 6

peripheral ns and connects cns to skeletal muscles

Question 7

what is parkinsons

Answer 7

chronic progressive movement disorder resulting from loss of voluntary movement control from loss of production of dopmaine. Dopamine is a NT that relyas signals about voluntary movement balance and co-ord
dopamine procuing neurons die and abnormal protein deposits disrupt the cell function

Question 8

trap stand for

Answer 8

tremor
rigidness
akinesia
postural instability

Question 9

name parkinsons balance strength and mobility tests

Answer 9

1. sts 30s no hands
2. sts hands 30 s
3. 360 deg turn
4. sts + 3 m walk
5. pick object up off floor
   6 grip strength

Question 10

what do plaques do in alzheimers

Answer 10

disrupt communication between brain cells

Question 11

what do tangles do in alzheimers

Answer 11

disrupt transport system and cause damage to cells
primary marker of disease

Question 12

types of dementia

Answer 12

1. vascular
2. pick disease
3. wernicke- kortsakoff sydrome
4. lewy body dementis
5. creutzfeldt jakob disease

Question 13

cerebral palsy types

Answer 13

1. ataxic
2. mixed
3. spastic
4. hypotonic
5. dyskinetic

Question 14

what is multiple sclerosis

Answer 14

1. automimmune disease thata damages myelin in cns.
   loss of myelin effect balance and co-ord loss of smooth muscle control

Question 15

MS symptoms

Answer 15

1. fatigue
2. tremor
3. bladder problems
4. bowel problems
5. speech and swallowing problems
6. sleep disturbances
7. dizziness and vertigo

Question 16

what is ataxia

Answer 16

poor muscles control that causes clumsy voluntary movement , cause difficulty walking, balancing , co-ord eye movement . speech and swallowing

Question 17

myasthenia gravis

Answer 17

chronic automimmune disease causing weakness in skeletal muscles

Question 18

guillan barre syndrome

Answer 18

melin sheath of pheriperal nerves are damagws = weakness