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Neuro Disorders Flashcards

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Can occur from many factors and diseases, causes cognitive and motor dysfunction, memory loss, poor judgement

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dementia

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lack of cerebral hemispheres

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anencephaly

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injury to the spinal cord resulting in complete or partial paralysis

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spinal cord injury SCI

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Also known as a stroke, caused form a hemorrhage or embolus/thrombus to the brain

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Cerebrovascular Accident CVA

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5
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Loss of oxygen to the brain caused from being under water

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near drowning

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progressive degenerative disease of upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons. Lou Gehrig’s disease

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Amyothrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS

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autoimmune neurological disease causing greatest weakness at 3 weeks from onset of symptoms

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Guillain Barre

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external injury to the head causing damage to brain tissues

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traumatic brain injury

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progressive degenerative organic brain syndrome that destroys the neurons of the cerebral cortex

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Alzheimers

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developmental defect in forebrain of the embryo or fetus

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Holoprosencephaly

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Group of disorders related to alcohol consumption during pregnancy

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FAS Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

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Autoimmune demyelinating neurological disorder which has two types. Primary progressive and relapsing-remitting

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Multiple Sclerosis MS

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affects basal ganglia where dopamine is not being produced properly

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Parkinsons

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Any injury to the CNS caused by congenital abnormalities before, during, or immediately after birth

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Cerebralpalsy

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caused from poliomyelitis affecting the motor nerves that were spared during the original infection

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post polio

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cerebellum may protrude through the foramen magnum

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Arnold Chiari Malformation

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progressive, degenerative, hereditary disease caused from a mutation on the 4th chromosome

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Huntington’s

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causes rapid and progressive dementia. Is fatal typically within one year

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Creutzfeldt Jakob

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impairment in social reaction

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autism spectrum

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20
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numerous neurons in the brain are fired at the same time leading to a large burst of electrical energy

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epilepsy

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disease of the peripheral nerves which affect motor, sensory, and autonomic systems. Common with diabetes mellitus

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neuropathy

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22
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primitive reflexes are divided into… (2)

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  1. supporting reactions

2. tonic neck reactions

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23
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develop immediately after birth, continue through lifetime

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righting reflexes

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develop around 7 months, continue through lifetime

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equilibrium reactions

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originate in the spinal cord and brain stem. include cranial nerves

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lower motor neurons

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originate in the primary motor cortex, terminate in the brain stem or spinal cord. corticospinal (long) corticobulbar (short)

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upper motor neurons

27
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UMN lesions include… (4)

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  1. SCI
  2. MS
  3. CVA
  4. TBI
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Characteristics of UMN lesions

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Spasticity, Clasp-knife

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LMN lesions include… (3)

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  1. polio
  2. peripheral nerve injury
  3. muscular distrophy
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LMN lesion characteristics

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paralysis, atrophy

31
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controls body movement by inhibiting the thalamus, produces dopamine

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basal ganglia

32
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made up of structures of the brain associated with emotion

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limbic system

33
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temporary damage caused by pressure, no permanent damage

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neurapraxia

34
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most serious PNS injury b/c axon and axon sheath are damaged

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neurotmesis

35
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“forced use” of the affected extremity. Unaffected side immobilized

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constraint-induced movement therapy

36
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reeducate the mind and body in unlearning old habits to develop postural awareness and reduction of tension

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Alexander technique

37
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focuses on the skull, face and sacrum. focus on CSF natural rhythm

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craniosacral therapy

38
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uses awareness through movement and functional integration

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Feldenkrais method

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Arnold-Chiari s/s (3)

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  1. dizziness
  2. weak mm
  3. poor balance
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Autism s/s (3)

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  1. speech delay
  2. social awkward
  3. sensitive to stimuli
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cerebral palsy s/s (3)

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  1. seizure
  2. hyper/hypotonicity
  3. mental retardation
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Alzheimer’s s/s (2)

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  1. memory deficit

2. behavioral deficit

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ALS s/s (3)

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  1. weakness
  2. mm spasm
  3. fatigue
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob s/s (3)

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  1. dementia
  2. weakness
  3. fatal w/in 1 year
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seizure with a brief loss of consciousness

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absence (petit mal)

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seizure with temporary loss of mm tone w/ collapse

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atonic

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seizure w/ jerking and twitching

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myoclonic

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seizure w/ more serious loss of consciousness, shaking, loss of bladder control

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tonic clonic (grand mal)

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Guillan Barre s/s (3)

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  1. weakness
  2. paralysis
  3. normally complete recovery
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Huntington’s s/s (3)

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  1. mm rigid
  2. tremors
  3. hallucinations
51
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2 types of MS

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  1. primary progressive (severe)

2. relapsing remitting

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MS s/s (3)

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  1. weakness
  2. numbness
  3. sensitive to heat
53
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Near drowning event s/s (3)

range from none to severe

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  1. pneumonia
  2. seizure
  3. coma
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neuropathy (3)

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  1. pain
  2. LOB
  3. sensation loss (skin protection!)
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Parkinson’s s/s (3)

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  1. tremors
  2. atrophy
  3. shuffle gait
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post-polio s/s (3)

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  1. weakness
  2. fatigue
  3. atrophy
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TBI s/s (4)

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  1. consciousness loss
  2. dizzy
  3. behavior change
  4. nausea/vomit

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