diseases

Question 1

ALS

Answer 1

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
also called lou gehrigs disease
-chronic, degenerative neuromuscular disease
-unknown cause

Question 2

aphasia

Answer 2

speech or language impairment
There are different types

Question 3

Cerebral palsy

Answer 3

disturbance in voluntary movement action and is caused by brain damage
Lack of oxygen to the brain, birth, injuries, prenatal, rubella, and infections .

Question 4

cerebrovasculat accident or CVA (stroke)

Answer 4

occurs when the blood flow to the brain is impaired, resulting in a lack of oxygen and a destruction of brain tissue
CVA includes loss of consciousness weakness, or paralysis on one side of the body(hemiplegia) dizziness, dysphasia (difficulty swallowing) visual disturbances, mental confusion and incontinuence

Question 5

hemiplegia

Answer 5

weakness or paralysis on one side of the body

Question 6

dysphagia

Answer 6

difficulty swallowing

Question 7

shingles

Answer 7

heroes zoster
acute inflammation of nerve cells and is caused by the herpes virus which also causes chicken pox.

Question 8

parkinson’s disease

Answer 8

Chronic progressive condition involving degeneration of brain cells, usually in person’s 50 and over

Question 9

quadriplegia

Answer 9

paralysis of legs and the body below the spinal cord injury

Question 10

neuralgia

Answer 10

Nerve pain caused by inflammation pressure, toxins, or other disease diseases

Question 11

paraplegia

Answer 11

paralysis in the lower extremities or lower part of the body
Caused by a spinal cord injury

Question 12

multiple sclerosis (MS)

Answer 12

Chronic progressive disability condition, resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system

Question 13

meningitis

Answer 13

information of the meninges of the brain and or spinal cord
Caused by a bacterium virus, fungus or toxins, such as lead or arsenic

Question 14

Epilepsy

Answer 14

seizure syndrome
Brain disorder associated with abnormal electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain

Question 15

hydrocephalus

Answer 15

excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles and in some cases the subarachnoid space of the brain

Usually from congenial defects, infection, or tumor that obstructs the flow of fluid out of the

Question 16

encephalitis

Answer 16

Information of the brain and is caused by a virus, bacterium or chemical agent

Question 17

concussion

Answer 17

traumatic brain injury, usually from a blow to the head from an accident injury or fall
The brain slides back/Ford and forcefully hits against the skull
Think bruise on brain!(BOB)

Question 18

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 18

Progressive, painful condition of the wrist and hand
Occurs when the median nerve is pinched or compressed

Question 19

TPA

Answer 19

Tissue plasminogen activator