Neurology

Question 1

Bell palsy

Answer 1

Paralysis of the facial muscle caused by inflammation of the 7 cranial nerve usually one sided and temporary and develops suddenly
Forehead not wrinkled

Question 2

Dystonia

Answer 2

Painful muscle spasms changes in muscle time unusually fixed posture and strange movement patterns , treated with Benadryl

Question 3

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 3

Progressive disease of the central nervous system in which scattered patches of myelin in the brain and spinal cord are destroyed

Question 4

Muscular dystrophy

Answer 4

An inherited muscle disorder of unknown cause marked by a slow but progressive degeneration of muscle fibers

Question 5

Parkinson disease

Answer 5

Disease caused by degeneration or damage to nerve cells in the basal ganglia in the brain

Question 6

Spina bifida

Answer 6

A congenital defect in which part of one or more vertebrae fails to develop completely leaving a portion of the spinal cord exposed

Question 7

Dendrites

Answer 7

Transmit impulses to the cell bodies

Question 8

Axons

Answer 8

Transmit impulses away from the cell bodies

Question 9

Synapse

Answer 9

The membrane to membrane contact that separates the axon endings of one neuron from the dendrites of another neuron

Question 10

Circle of Willis

Answer 10

It helps to ensure the supply of blood to all parts of the brain in the event of a blockage in one of the vertebral or internal carotid arteries

Question 11

Ischemic stroke

Answer 11

Caused by blood clots accounts for 85% of all strokes

Question 12

Hemorrhagic strokes

Answer 12

Caused by ruptured blood vessels , usual cause by hypertension 15% of all strokes

Question 13

Seizure pt

Answer 13

The first step in managing a patient having a seizure is to prevent them from Injury