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Ch 5 Ward 3rd
The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| My child has a rare form of epilepsy that may cause her death, if left untreated. What procedure is likely to be offered to her and why? | Hemispherectomy, because the plasticity of children is greater than that of adults, making the removal the preferred method of treatment. |
| I am an adult with severe epilepsy and am unable to function due to the number of seizures I have each day. Medication is unable to control my condition. As my doctor, what treatment would you likely recommend and what are some potential side effects? | Brain-split, alien hand! Because of limited plasticity of adults as compared to children, a brain-split operation is the most likely treatment for epilepsy this severe. Processing problems such as being unable to name items viewed in the left visual fie |
| What is agnosia? What are some conditions that may cause a form of agnosia? | I have no idea!!!! Agnosia is a lack of awareness or not knowing. Stroke can cause a lack of awareness of a hemisphere of the body, split-brain surgery can cause a lack of awareness of the activities of a hand, and face blindness may be caused b |
| I am an active young person and I compete on the equestrian team. I recently had a bad fall and broke my femur. Why did I have a stroke? | Sometimes breaking a bone, especially a large bone, can cause fat to enter blood stream, blocking blood flow to the brain or rupturing a weak portion of a blood vessel in the brain. |
| I am a sedentary older person and I recently started water aerobics. Why did I have a stroke? | An inactive lifestyle increases risk of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. All of these increase the likelihood that a person will have a stroke. |
| What is the difference between an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke? | An ischemic stroke is caused by a lack of blood flow to an area of the brain. A hemorrhagic stroke is cause by a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. |
| I am an active young person and I am having an appendectomy. Why did I have a stroke? | I may have had a stroke because an air bubble or blood clot entered my blood stream, blocking or rupturing a blood vessel in my brain. |
| I am an active young person with good eating habits, good sleep hygiene, and a strong social network. Why did I have a stroke? | I may have had an underlying genetic condition such as an abnormal connection between blood vessels or a weak area in a blood vessel. |
| I am a football player with a head injury. Describe what happened to my brain when I was quarterback sacked. | Shearing forces/TBI |
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