Review of Diseases 5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Bell's Palsy | disorder of 7th cranial nerve causing temporary weakness and paralysis on one side of face; takes several months to resolve |
Sciatica | pain, munbness, weakness or tingling from low back into legs following the sciatic nerve |
epilepsy | chronic disorder of brain; recurrent seizures - repetitive abnormal electrical discharges from brain |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | chronic, progressive, degenerative neuromuscular disorder that destroys motor neurons; Lou Gehrig disease |
Huntington disease | inherited progressive degenerative neuro disease resulting in physical and mental decline |
Cerebral concussion | brief loss of consciousness following a head injury |
cerebral contusion | bruising of the brain |
epidural hematoma | collection of blood between dura mater and skull |
stroke | vascular injury to the brain causing sudden loss of neurological function |
migraine headache | familial disorder marked by episodes of severe throbbing headache commonly unilateral |
meningitis | inflammation of the meninges, spinal cord or cerebrospinal fluid |
encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
transient ischemic attack | temporary impairment of neuro function due to brief interruption of blood supply to a part of the brain TIA |
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