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Bell's palsy is the temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve, which caused drooping only on the affected side of the face |
True |
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Significant developmental delays, difficulty developing normal social relationships, and frequently have poor communication skills |
Autism |
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A chronic neurological condition characterised by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severities |
Epilepsy |
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A sleep disorder consisting of recurring episodes of falling asleep during the day |
Narcolepsy |
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A radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium |
Myelography |
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A persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve |
Causalgia |
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Commonly known as fainting |
Syncope |
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A group of disorders that lead to dementia marked by deterioration affecting memory and reasoning capabilities |
Alzheimers |
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The psychotic disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality,illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, as well as other disturbances |
Schizophrenia |
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Type of stroke that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is blocked |
Ischemic |
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Inflammation of the sciatic nerve |
Sciatica |
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The mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory |
Cognition |
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Inflammation of the brain |
Encephalitis |
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This syndrome has been linked to giving aspirin to children suffering from viral infections is know as |
Reye's |
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This disease is degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement |
Parkinson's |
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Characterized by sudden, severe, lighting like pain due to an inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve |
Trigeminal neuralgia |
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Also known as a stroke, is damage to the brain that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted by a blockage of blood supply |
Cerebrovascular accident |
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Abnormally increase cerebrospinal fluid within the brain |
Hydrocephalus |
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What do the pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater make up |
Meninges |
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Paralyses are divided into what two general groups? |
Spastic and flaccid |
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Which part of the brain is the reflex center for chewing, tasting, and secreting saliva? |
Pons |
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Which form of imaging has been most useful with evaluating and staging malignancies |
The PET scan |
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When is multiple sclerosis usually first diagnosed? |
Between the ages of 20 and 40 |
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Encephalitis: |
Causes nerve cell destruction |
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Acts as a watery cushion or shock absorber to provide additional protection for the delicate tissues of the central nervous system |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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Connecting nerve cells |
Internuncial neurons |
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Diagnostic test in which a catheter is threaded up to the carotid artery in the neck, and a dye is injected to show the cerebral blood vessels when x-rays are taken |
Arteriography |
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White matter in the spinal cord that is mainly compromised of axons of these |
Interneurons |
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Process by which nerves create electric charges to carry impulses |
Membrane excitability |
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Large mass of nerve tissue with about 100 billion neurons |
Brain |
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Procedure, indicated when meningitis is suspected, they involves inserting a spinal needle into the subarachnoid space to remove cerebrospinal fluid for examination |
Lumbar puncture |
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Spaces or cavities found within the brain |
Ventricles |
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Demonstrates the electrical activity of the peripheral muscles at rest and when activated |
Electromyography |
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Frequently called the "flight-fright mechanism" because it accelerates our body functions to permit escaping or otherwise dealing with danger |
Autonomic system |
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Assessment tool used to describe the level of consciousness |
Glasgow Coma Scale |
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Research has indicated that depressed people have less of this than people who are not depressed |
Serotonin |
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Type of tumor that is removed |
Resectable tumor |
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Loss of motor or sensory function in the lower extremities, with or without involvement of the abdominal and back muscles |
Paraplegia |
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Term used to describe the temporary or permanent loss of voluntary function in a portion of the body |
Paralysis |
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Positive diagnosis of this condition is not possible until after death, when the brain can be examined |
Alzheimer's disease |
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Disorder of the fifth cranial nerve, usually on one side of the face |
Trigeminal neuralgia |
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Condition caused by the same herpes virus that causes chicken pox |
Shingles |
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Condition that causes severe pain along the course of the involved nerve or nerves |
Neuralgia |
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Condition that almost always follows within 1 to 3 days of an acute viral infection, such as upper respiratory infection or type B influenza |
Reye's syndrome |
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Condition usually caused by the spontaneous rupture of a weakened blood vessel |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord |
Meningitis |
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Type of tumor that is debulked if possible |
Nonresectable tumor |
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Progressive, fatal neurologic disease that causes degeneration of motor neurons of the brain and spinal cord |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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Neurologic disorder characterized by tics |
Tourette syndrome |
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Abnormally large head, distended scalp veins, irritability, vomiting |
Hydrocephalus |
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High fever, chills, headache, positive Brudzinske's sign, and positive Kernig's sign |
Meningitis |
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Severe pain along the course of a nerve anywhere in the body |
Neuralgia |
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Excruciating facial pain upon stimulation of a trigger zone |
Trigeminal neuralgia |
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Sharp, piercing pain in the back of the thigh extending down the inside of leg |
Sciatica |
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Weakness or paralysis on one side of the face that causes the mouth and eyes to droop |
Bell's Palsy |
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Temporary double vision, slurred speech, dizziness, staggering, and falling |
Transient ischemic attack |
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Paralysis of one side of the body with loss of sensation |
Hemiplegia |
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Complaints of sudden, severe headache and experiences nausea and projectile vomiting |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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Common symptoms are nausea, vomiting, headache, seizures, facial nerve palsies, dizziness, visual and hearing changed and weakness specific symptoms may vary with the size, location and extent of involvement |
Tumor |
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There are disturbances in motor activities and a progressive facial weakness on the side opposite of the hematoma. This disease is due to a head injury |
Subdural hematoma |
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It is characterized by the incomplete closure of one or more vertebra without protrusion of the spinal cord or meninges |
Spinal cord defects |
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The main symptoms are muscle rigidity and unilateral tremor of the hand, described as "pill rolling" |
Parkinson's disease |
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The symptoms occur in stages of severity, beginning with vomiting, lethargy, and liver dysfunction and then progress to hyperventilation, delirium, and hyperactive reflexes and coma |
Reye's syndrome |
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Two coverings of a nerve cell |
1. Myelin sheath 2. Neurilemma |
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there |
12 |
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there |
31 |
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Which division of the autonomic nervous system decreases activity in the smooth muscles of organs? |
Parasympathetic |
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Which division of the autonomic nervous system increases activity in the smooth muscle of organs |
Sympathetic |
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