Nervous System Diseases and Mental Disorders
Learners complete a crossword puzzle with terms that relate to common diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders.
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- Major affective disorder with abnormally intense mood swings from a manic state to a severely depressed state
- Loss of nerve function below the cervical region resulting in paralysis of upper and lower extremities and trunk
- Inflammation of brain tissue
- Acute, rapidly progressive syndrome of spinal nerves. Patient's nerves demyelinate, usually starts in legs and moves up the body within 24-72 hours.
- Group of mental disorders in which the person experiences physical symptoms without having an actual underlying cause
- Occurs when the brain is damaged by a sudden disruption in blood flow, AKA: Stroke
- Term used for pain radiating from the spine, through the buttocks and down the leg, caused by compression on the nerve
- Behavioral disorder in which children demonstrate behaviors that are oppositional toward adults (abbrev.)
- Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
- Loss of nerve function below the waist and paralysis of the lower trunk and legs
- Inflammation of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord, usually a bacterial infection
- Term used for a ruptured nucleus pulposus through the annular wall of the disk and into the spinal canal
- Collective of blood in the space above the dura
- Hereditary degenerative disease of cerebral cortex & basal ganglia in which progressive atrophy of brain occurs, patient loses musculoskeletal control
- Type of dementia due to reduction in blood flow to the brain from narrowed and stenosed arteries
- Type of disorder characterized by withdrawal & obsessive behavior, noticed in children w/ classic signs: eye-to-eye gaze & resistance to change/touch
- Major psychiatric disturbance, a group of disorders resulting in chronic mental dysfunction that produces varying degrees of mental impairment
- Paralysis occurring on one side of the body, common residual condition from a stroke
- Bruising of cerebral tissue caused by a violent back and forth movement of the head
- Progressive degenerative disease of the brain producing a typical profile of loss of mental and physical functioning, most common cause of dementia
- Incapacitating headaches that may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, anorexia, and visual disturbances
- Progressive general deterioration of mental functions including perceiving, thinking, and remembering, several different types
- Condition of persistent inattention leading to hyperactivity and impulsivity (abbrev.)
- Disorder of the 7th cranial nerve (facial nerve) that causes sudden onset of weakness/paralysis of the facial muscles
- Loss of speech due to nerve damage, common residual condition from a stroke
- Highly contagious viral infection of the anterior horn cells of the gray matter of the spinal cord, causes selective destruction of the motor neurons
- Progressive, destructive motor neuron disease that results in muscular atrophy, AKA: Lou Gehrig Disease (abbrev.)
- Common drug used to treat seizure activity
- Collection of pus occurring anywhere in the cerebral tissue
- Syndrome that occurs later in life in patient who was infected with poliomyelitis and has residual weakness or paralysis or other residuals
- Temporary episodes of impaired neurological function due to an inadequate blood flow to the brain, AKA: Mini-stroke
- Degeneration of peripheral nerves
- State of extreme worry and agitation; if this state becomes unfocused and occurs suddenly, it may develop into a panic attack
- Extreme pain on one side of the face, pain follows the 5th cranial nerve
- Slowly progressing neurological disorder characterized by the "pill- rolling" tremor, stooped posture, and muffled speech
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