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Susie Chapter 17 Flashcards

1
Q

during a __, a person loses consciousness and may fall to the ground

A

seizure

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2
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during seizures, there is an __ in firing of action potential, followed by a period of __excitability

A

increase, reduced

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3
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localised recruitment of neighboring cell is called

A

partial seizure

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4
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entire cortex firing is called

A

generalized seizure

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5
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recurring seizures is called…

A

epilepsy

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6
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older drugs tend to treat __ seizure, while modern ones tend to be more __

A

generalised, selective

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7
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the lining of the brain is called

A

meninges

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8
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during this kind of headache, people fell sick, find bright lights or loud noises discomforting

A

migraine

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9
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the experience of flashing lights or jagged lines precedes migraine is called…

A

migrainous aura

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10
Q

this drug activate serotonin receptor and stop migraine headache

A

triptans

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11
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a sudden weakness down one side of the body is called…

A

a stroke

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12
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the most important fuels for the cells are __, __ in the form of glucose, together to make __, the energy currency of cells

A

oxygen, carbohydrate, ATP

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13
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in this attack, the blood supply to a part of the brain fails and ATP is interrupted

A

transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

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14
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ost strokes are caused by __ __

A

blood clots

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15
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what drug can break up the blood clog?

A

tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

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16
Q

there is __ level of glutamate during stroke

A

high

17
Q

a genetic disease which causes unsteady in movement is called…

A

spinocerebellar ataxia

18
Q

abnormal involuntary movements of the body

A

huntington’s disease

19
Q

repeated episodes of weakness, numbness, double vision or poor balance, last for few weeks

A

multiple sclerosis

20
Q

multiple sclerosis is caused by __

A

inflammation

21
Q

immune system can attack __ that wraps around neurons, which cases __

A

myelin, demyelination

22
Q

drugs like__ can dampen down the immune system

A

steroids

23
Q

drugs like __ and __ can permanently dampen down the immune system

A

azathioprine, beta-interferon

24
Q

immune system attacking muscles causing disease called…

A

myasthenia gravis

25
Q

immune system attacking nerves from spinal cord, resulting a disease called…

A

Guillain barre syndrome

26
Q

in alzheimer’s disease, amyloid proteins form __ __ and rod-like protein form _- __

A

amyloid plaques, fibrillary tangles

27
Q

variation of __gene designated __ is a risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease

A

apolipoprotein(apoE), apoE-4

28
Q

is there treatment for alzheimer’s disease?

A

no

29
Q

drugs that boost NT __ have a modest treatment in alzheimer’s disease

A

ACh

30
Q

depression drug called __ __ can enhance the effect of NM __ and __

A

antidepressant drugs, serotonin, noradrenaline

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