Ch. 16

Question 1

Baldness or loss of hair, mainly on the head

Answer 1

Alopecia

Question 2

Dimness of vision without apparent physical deficit or disease

Answer 2

Amblyopia

Question 3

A sensation that sometimes comes before a migraine headache or seizure; may include sensations of movement or discomfort or emotions

Answer 3

Aura

Question 4

Illness in which the patient goes back and forth between opposite extremes; the most notable bipolar disorder is manic-depressive disorder, which is characterized by extreme highs and lows in mood

Answer 4

Bipolar disorder

Question 5

Disorder of the nervous system in which abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes involuntary effects (e.g.,seizures)

Answer 5

Epilepsy

Question 6

Inability to sleep, difficulty falling or remaining asleep

Answer 6

Insomnia

Question 7

Severe headache, usually accompanied by vision problems and/or nausea and vomiting, that typically recurs

Answer 7

Migraine headache

Question 8

Pain along the course of a nerve

Answer 8

Neuralgia

Question 9

Abnormal electrical discharge in the cortex of the brain, affecting certain functions

Answer 9

Partial seizures

Question 10

Describes something that is located in or relates to the back of the body

Answer 10

Posterior

Question 11

Pain in the trigeminal (side of face) nerve

Answer 11

Trigeminal Neuralgia