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Diseases of CNS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is a facial paralysis caused by a functional disorder of the 7th cranial never or any of its braches | Bell's Palsy |
| Is a progressive neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement | Parkinson's Disease |
| Is a progressive degenerative disease of the CNS, charaterized by inflamation, harding, and loss of myelin in the spinal cord and brain | "MS" Multiple Sclerosis |
| Is a progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss and serious mental deterioration | Alzheimer's Disease |
| Includes an array of phychological disorders, symdromes, and behavioral patterns. Cause alterations in mood, behavior, and thinking. | Mental Illness |
| What are the Two types of mental illness | Psychosis(serious), and Neurosis(emotional) |
| Defect in which the neural tube fail to close during embryogenesis | Spina Bifida |
| What are the Two types of spina bifida | Meningocele, and Myelomeingocele(spinal and meninges protruted) |
| Type of brain tumor that originates in the brain and is most times is a benign tumor | Primary Tumor |
| Type of brain tumor that originates from somewhere else and spread to the brain, most times melignate | Secondary Tumor |
| What are the Four types of headachs | Tension, Migraine, cluster, and Hormone(catamenial) |
| A transient attack that last only a few minutes, occurs when tha blood supply to that part of brain is interrupted | TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) aka mini stroke |
| Inflammation of the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord | Meningitis |
| What are the Two types of Menigitis | Viral (most common), and Bacterial |
| Is an acute inflamation of the brain commonly caused by a viral infection | Encephalitis |
| Disease caused by the Varicella-Zoster virus, same virus that causes chickenpox | Shingles |
| A neuromuscular disorder, causes fluctuating weakness of certain skeletal muscles, characterized by destruction of the receptors in the synaptic region | Myastenia Gravis |
| Another name for a stroke | "CVA" Cerebrovascular Accident |
| What are the two major parts of the Nervous System | CNS and PNS |
| Mental disorders that is cause by emotional experiences from the past that affects the person in the present | neurosis |
| Metal disorders where you have halucinations, speech is disorganized, and are diloustional | Psychosis |
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