Nervous System Disorders
This game will test your knowledge of diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
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- This is the term for paralysis of the lower extremities.
- This is the term for paralysis of all 4 extremities.
- This often occurs when the spinal cord is severed at C1-C3.
- A CVA often causes this type of paralysis.
- This is the term referring to a violent impact to the head, sometimes resulting in a skull fracture.
- A CVA occurs when blood flow to this organ is obstructed, by either a blockage or hemorrhage.
- An elevation of this vital sign is a risk factor for a CVA/stroke.
- This is the medical term for a weakened blood vessel, that when ruptured, causes a hemorrhagic CVA.
- This type of CVA requires blood thinning drugs, aka "clot busters" or surgical removal of clot.
- These are 4 key factors used to quickly assess for a stroke using F.A.S.T.
- This is caused by abnormal electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain.
- This a chronic, progressive disabling condition resulting from degeneration of the myelin sheath.
- This is caused by brain damage from lack of oxygen that can occur at birth or in utero, and leads to a disturbance in voluntary muscle action.
- This results in inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal column, caused by a virus or bacteria.
- This disease can include symptoms of tremors, stiffness, shuffling gait and loss of facial expression.
- This is the number of stages of progression of Alzheimer's.
- This is the area of the brain first affected by Alzheimer's.
- This is the stage where Alzheimer's becomes detectable by family or physician.
- True or false: memory loss in Alzheimer's can be reversed.
- This is the name of the written/oral test given to assess cognitive decline, but is not a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's.
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