Disorders of the Nervous System (Page 57)

Question 1

How is MS diagnosed?

Answer 1

By process of elimination

Question 2

What is Charcot’s Traid in MS?

Answer 2

• Cerebellum has been destroyed- Action tremor SIN
  Speech problems
  Intention tremors
  Nystagmus

Question 3

What part of the brain is affected in Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 3

Basil Ganglia –> Resting Tremors

Question 4

What part of the brain is affected in Multiple Sclerosis?

Answer 4

Cerebellum –> Intention Tremors

Question 5

Who is most likely to get MS?

Answer 5

Female

Question 6

what is another name for ALS?

Answer 6

Lou Gehrigs Disease

Question 7

What type of disease is ALS?

Answer 7

Motor and LMNL of the upper extremities and UMNL of the lower extremities *Fatal and rapid

Question 8

What deficiency is associated with Postero-Lateral Sclerosis (PSL)

Answer 8

Neurological effects of vitamin B12 deficiency

“Stocking and glove paresthesis” irreversible

Question 9

what is another name for PLS?

Answer 9

Combined systems disease

Question 10

What does PSL affect?

Answer 10

Stomach, which affects blood, which affects the nervous system

Question 11

What is Syringomyelia?

Answer 11

A fluid filled cavity present at birth

Question 12

What symptom’s are associated with syringomyelia?

Answer 12

Shawl or cape- like paraesthesia– loss of pain and temperature: Lateral spinothalamic tract

Question 13

Are commissure lesions bilateral or lateral?

Answer 13

ALWAYS bilateral! “Cant fill up one side of the water balloon”

Question 14

What is Alzheimer’s?

Answer 14

Neuro-tangles- presenile dementia

occurs in 50-60 year olds

Question 15

What is another name for Parkinson’s?

Answer 15

Paralysis Agitans “Loui”

Question 16

What symptoms are associated with Parkinson’s?

Answer 16

Lewy Body! 
Resting tremors
postural instability
muscular rigidity
mask like face
shuffling gait

Question 17

Does cerebral palsy progress?

Answer 17

NO

Anoxia (absence of oxygen) at birth

Question 18

What can poliomyelitis affect? CNS or PNS?

Answer 18

BOTH! Paralysis

Question 19

What is Chorea movement?

Answer 19

Disorganized movement- Abrupt, jerky movements

Question 20

Athetosis- Athetoid definition

Answer 20

Disorganized movement- worm like- rhythmical movements with writhing movements. Cerebral Palsy*

Question 21

What is ALS?

Answer 21

Muscle weakness, both atrophy and spasticity, dysarthria (motor speech disorder) , dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), dyspnea (labored breathing)

Question 22

What are neurofibromas?

Answer 22

Benign nerve sheath tumors

Question 23

are neurofibromas genetically inherited?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

What are the characteristics of neurofibromas?

Answer 24

physical disfiguration, pain, cognitive disability

Question 25

What condition would you get at the final stage of Parkinson's Disease

Answer 25

Progressive Bulbar Palsy

Question 26

What is Progressive Bulbar Palsy?

Answer 26

Difficulty Swallowing, chewing, and talking Has a poor prognosis*

Question 27

What are the alternative names for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome RSDS?

Answer 27

Sudek's Atrophy | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Question 28

What is RSDS?

Answer 28

Pain after injury, injured proximal --> pain is distal | Autonomic changes, loss of hiar, increased or no sweat

Question 29

What is Horner's Syndrome?

Answer 29

An interruption of the sympathetics: | Ptosis, Miosis, Anhydrosis (without sweat) -- Unilateral

Question 30

R-S-D-S a _______ mess!

Answer 30

Sympathetic

Question 31

What is Graves disease?

Answer 31

An autoimmune condition- | Hyperthyroidism, exopthalmosis, weight loss, insomnia, anxiety, and tremors

Question 32

What is the key sign with SLE? "Lupus"

Answer 32

Malar (Cheek) Rash - butterfly (Cheek and Forehead) rash on face (sometimes called red wolf rash) ** can have kidney problems associated

Question 33

Who does SLE occur in?

Answer 33

Females

Question 34

What is Sjogren's associated with?

Answer 34

RA

Question 35

what does Xero mean?

Answer 35

DRY

Question 36

What are the symptoms of Sjogern's?

Answer 36

DRY eyes, mouth, and arthritis

Question 37

What is the other name for Scleroderma?

Answer 37

PSS- Progressive Systemic Sclerosis

Question 38

What kind of condition is Scleroderma?

Answer 38

Chronic and Progressive-- associated with thickening of skin

Question 39

What is the crest sign? (Scleroderma)

Answer 39

``` Calcinosis Raynaud's Phenomenon Esophageal Dysfunction (hardening) Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia ```

Question 40

What is another name for Trisomy 21?

Answer 40

Down's Syndrome

Question 41

Who normally delivers a down's syndrome baby?

Answer 41

mothers over the age of 40

Question 42

What is another name for Turner's Syndrome?

Answer 42

Bonnevie- Ullrich

Question 43

What age do downs children generally pass away from heart complications?

Answer 43

by age 40-50

Question 44

What is the story for Turner's Syndrome?

Answer 44

Bonnie (Bonnevie-Ullrich) is on the unparalleled bars, and she turns (Turners Syndrome) on the bars and lands with no breasts and no periods.

Question 45

What is the key characteristic for Turner's Syndrome?

Answer 45

An infantile Female-- never matures with breasts and periods

Question 46

What is Klinefelter's Syndrome?

Answer 46

XXY male with very small testes and a possible mental deficiency (47)

Question 47

What organ is involved with DiGeorge Anamaly?

Answer 47

The thymus

Question 48

What kind of deficnency is in DiGeorge Anomaly?

Answer 48

T cell immunodeficiency -- Thymic hypoplasia

Question 49

What is apoptosis?

Answer 49

Cell death

Question 50

What is Rhabdomyoma

Answer 50

Skeletal muscle benign

Question 51

What is attacked in Goodpasture's Disease?

Answer 51

Basement membrane is attacked

Question 52

What is right sided heart failure?

Answer 52

Cor Pulmonale

Question 53

What does Gouty arthritis have?

Answer 53

Uric acid crystals

Question 54

What condition is associated with Pott's Disease?

Answer 54

TB

Question 55

What key sign is seen with Emphysema?

Answer 55

Barrel chest

Question 56

Lipofuscin

Answer 56

"Wear and tear" Pigments, dark spots