E spring chp. 6 Word Scramble
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Alzheimer's Disease | SENILE, confusion, loss of recognition |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | MUSCLE ATROPHY, hardening nerve tissue (lou Gehrigs disease) |
Coma | state of PROFOUND UNCONSCIOUSNESS |
Palsy | PARALYSIS of localized areas, common in Bell's palsy (facia muscles paralyzed on one side) |
sciatica | inflammation of SCIATIC NERVE, pain from thigh to toe |
concussion | jarring, shaking resulting in injury, caused by slight or severe HEAD INJURY resuling in vertigo and loss of consciousness |
cerebrovascular accident | stroke, BRAIN ATTACK, interuption of blood supply, cerebral: thrombosis, embolism, paralysis |
seizures | sudden attack,contractions,CONVULSIONS |
multiple sclerosis | "degenerative" SCLEROTIC PATCHES along brain and spin cord |
parkinson's disease | "chronic" degenerative disease of the central nervous system, muscular tremors, rigidity, EXPRESSIONLESS FACE, shuffling gait, usually after 50 |
syncope | fainting due to lack of blood supply to the CEREBRUM |
transient ischemic attach | sudden dificient supply of blood to BRAIN lasting a short time |
shingles | viral infection of the peripheral nerves. erupts as painful blisters along nerve tract (herpes zoster) |
epilepsy | main symptom is RECURRING SEIZURES |
evoked potential studies | tests to see if the brain is in PRESENCE OF PARTICULAR STIMULI like (sight/hearing) |
lumbar puncture (spinal tap) | when they stick the needle into SUBARACHNOID space, usually between 3rd an 4th lumbar vertabrae to remove CSF |
obsessive compulsive disorder | intrusive, unwanted thoughts causing REPETATIVE ACTS/RITUALS |
cerebral aneurysm | cerebral vascular disease where BLOOD VESSELS to the brain become dilated due to a weakening of its walls |
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