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A/P Review 2 Part 3
Question | Answer |
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Occurs as the result of the degeneration of an area of the cerebrum that produces the neurotransmitter dopamine. | PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
Caused by trauma or disease to the vertebral column or to the spinal cord itself. | SPINAL CORD INJURY |
Occurs as the result of the degeneration of an area of the cerebrum that produces the neurotransmitter dopamine. | PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
Caused by trauma or disease to the vertebral column or to the spinal cord itself. | SPINAL CORD INJURY |
Fatal neurological condition that causes motor neurons of the brain and spinal cord to degenerate and die, causing weakness, spasticity and atrophy of the voluntary muscles. | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS |
Result of a blood clot or ruptured blood vessel and the subsequent destruction of nerve tissue, resulting in paralysis. | STROKE |
Degenerative nerve disease that affects the body's ability to control muscles. | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS |
Condition in which there is abnormal electrical activity characterized by seizures. | EPILEPSY |
No motor or sensory function below the injury level. | PARAPLEGIA |
Crippling or even deadly disease that affects the motor neurons of the medulla oblongata, resulting in paralysis of the related muscle tissues. | POLIOMYELITIS |
Acute inflammation of the pia and arachnoid mater around that brain and spinal cord. | MENINGITIS |
Inflammation of a nerve. The is not a disease but it is a symptom of some other condition. | NEURITIS |
Refers to several related viral diseases that cause an inflammation of the brain or the meninges. | ENCEPHALITIS |
Caused by a compression or entrapment of the brachial nerve plexus, resulting in pain, parasthesia, numbness and/or weakness of the shoulder, neck and arm. | THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME |
Result of compression of the median nerve as it passes through the anatomical tunnel of the wrist, causing pain and weakness. | CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |