NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES

Question 1

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 1

a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system)

Question 2

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 2

an interruption in the flow of blood to cells in the brain

Question 3

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Answer 3

a short period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke

Question 4

Epilepsy

Answer 4

a neurological condition involving the brain that makes people more susceptible to having recurrent unprovoked seizures

Question 5

Aphasia

Answer 5

a language disorder that makes it hard for you to read, write, and say what you mean to say