Representatative Diseases And Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Inflammation of the brain caused by a virus
Symptoms include fever, coma, convulsions
A
Encephalitis
2
Q
Inflammation of meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection
Symptoms include stiffness in the neck, headache, fever
A
Meningitis
3
Q
Autoimmune condition
Inflammation in brain and spinal cord
A
Multiple sclerosis
4
Q
Caused by a lesion in basal nucleu
Resting tremor
General lack of movement
A
Parkinson’s disease
5
Q
Mental deterioration or dementia
Involves loss of neurons in cerebral cortex
Memory loss, moodiness, short attention span
A
Alzheimer’s disease
6
Q
Family of diseases characterized by skin lesions due to herpes viruses
Sexually transmitted disease
A
Herpes
7
Q
Viral infection of the CNS
A
Poliomyelitis
8
Q
Autoimmune disorder affecting acetylcholine receptors
A
Myasthenia gravis
