Path 5 final exam -group A Flashcards
Most common type of headache?
Tension
Capelike sensory deficit over shoulders and back is common with?
Syringomyelia
Condition caused by tertiary neurosyphilis?
TabesDorsalis
Type of cerebral palsy most common, occurring 70% of cases?
Spastic
Congenital condition usually results in paralysis and loss of bladder and rectal functions and wheelchair bound?
Meningomyelocele
Severe headaches are commonly associated with?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Client has dizziness, nausea, confusion numbness on left side of face, diplopia and slurred speech, no history of trauma?
Ischemic stroke
Migraine headache is due to?
Vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation
condition often occurs 10-40 years after polio?
post-polio syndrome
generalized tonic clonic or grand mal seizure is characterized by?
Extreme neuronal discharge in the brain and spinal cord
Bradykinesia?
Difficulty initiating movement or slow movement
Thiamine deficiency is associated with?
Wernicke component of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
Possible causes of disruption of sympathetic activity to the eye include?
Syrongomyelia
Traumatic head injury that causes blood to leak into the subarachnoid space is called?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Condition that has a rapid onset requiring immediate medical attention?
Acute epidural hematoma