Neurological Disorders

Question 1

Listeriosis- causes

Answer 1

-infectious disease caused by a bacterium (listeria monocytogenes)
-spread by inhalation or direct contact

Question 2

Listeriosis - Symptoms

Answer 2

-depression
-loss of appetite
-fever
-lack of coordination
-isolation
-facial paralysis
-blood poisoning
-encephalitis
-still births

Question 3

Listeriosis- treatment

Answer 3

-antibiotics
-if signs of encephalitis are severe death usually occurs despite treatment

Question 4

Degenerative Myelopathy - Causes

Answer 4

-causes the nerves in the lower spine to stop working properly
-mutation in genes

Question 5

Degenerative Myelopathy - Symptoms

Answer 5

-scuffing the back feet while walking
-difficulty jumping, climbing steps
-weak, wobbly back legs, gradually more paralysed over time
No cure

Question 6

Seizures

Answer 6

Abnormal electrical activity in brain that causes uncontrolled body movements

Question 7

Seizures - symptoms

Answer 7

-loss of consciousness
-jerking movements
-paddling legs
-tense/cramped muscles
-eyes rolling back side/side
-drooling/frothing
-peeing/pooing

Question 8

Seizures - Causes

Answer 8

-idiopathic epilepsy