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Which type of tumor is likely to be benign?​

A) encapsulated​

B) metastatic​

C) infiltrating​

D) malignant​

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A

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Metastasis refers​

A) specifically to malignant tumors.​

B) to tumors that have spread from the lungs to the brain.​

C) to infiltrating tumors.​

D) to the spread of disease from one organ to another.

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D

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Cerebral ischemia is a disruption of the supply of __________ to the __________.​

A) blood; heart​

B) air; body​

C) neurotransmitters; brain​

D) blood; brain

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D

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The punch-drunk syndrome typically results from the cumulative effects of many minor​

A) contusions.​

B) concussions.​

C) infarcts.​

D) aneurysms

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B

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Which of the following disorders results from a genetic mutation that produces an extra​

chromosome 21?​

A) Down syndrome​

B) meningitis​

C) tardive dyskinesia​

D) general paresis

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A

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The two major categories of seizures are​

A) generalized and simple.​

B) generalized and partial.​

C) petit mal and grand mal.​

D) cortical and subcortical.

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B

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Meningiomas

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tumor encased in meninges

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Neoplasm

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tumor - a mass of cells that grows independently

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Encapsulated tumor

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benign

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Infiltrating tumor

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malignant

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Matastisize

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originate elsewhere - cells break off and move elsewhere

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Stroke

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  • sudden-onset cerebrovascular event that causes brain damage
  • interruption of blood flow to the brain
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Cerebral hemorrhage

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bleeding in the brain

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Cerebral ischemia

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disruption of blood supply to the brain
- most common

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Thrombosis and embolism are types of clots that can cause what type of stroke? What is a thrombosis, embolism?

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  • ischemic stroke
  • thrombosis = clot blocks the artery where it was formed
  • embolism = dislodged clot that has blocked an artery close to the brain
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What are the two types of ischemic strokes?

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  1. focal (affects one area)
  2. global (affects entire brain)
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Cerebral ischemia causes an influx of what?

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  • sodium
  • causes release of glutamate
  • which then causes the release of more sodium and calcium, which results in the death of the neuron
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Hemorrhagic stroke, what is the common cause?

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  • diseased blood vessel bursts, allowing blood to leak into the brain
  • common cause is hypertension
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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  • occurs when a blood vessel outside of the brain ruptures
  • blood pools and puts pressure on the brain
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What is used to treat Ischemic stroke? What does it do?

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Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), break blood clots

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Hypothermia

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lowers body temperature (33 C or 92 F) within 12 hours of a stroke

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Contrecoup injuries

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contusions are on the side of the brain opposite to the blow

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Contusions

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  • damage to the cerebral circulatory system
  • a bruise forms
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Concussion

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disturbance of consciousness following a blow to the head and no evidence of structural damage

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Punch drunk syndrome, what can this cause?
occurs after multiple concussions - can damage the brain
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Bacterial infections of the brain, examples, and what are they treated with?
- often lead to abscesses (pockets of pus) - meningitis, syphilis - treated with penicillin
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Viral infections of the brain, what are some examples of them?
- preferentially attack neural tissues - rabies, mumps and herpes
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Toxic psychosis
chronic insanity produced by a neurotoxin
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The Mad Hatter
psychosis due to mercury exposure
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Crackpot
psychosis due to lead exposure
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Tardive dyskinesia, what does this cause?
motor disorder caused by antipsychotic drugs - causes involuntary movements
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Most neuropsychological diseases of genetic origin are associated with recessive genes. Why?
because they've been more removed from the gene pool
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What are the characteristics of down syndrome? What do they have an extra of?
- disfigurement, mental disability, other health problems - extra chromosome 21
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Seizure/Epilepsy
random firing of neurons
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What typically causes seizures?
brain damage and some genes
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Partial epilepsy, what are the two subtypes?
- does not involve the whole brain - simple = sensory or motor or both symptoms, change in consciousness - complex = restricted to temporal lobes, pt engages in automatisms (compulsive and repetitive behaviors)
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Generalized epilepsy, what are the two subtypes?
- involves the entire brain - grand mal = loss of consciousness and equilibrium, tonic-clonic convulsions (rigidity and temors), results in hypoxia - petit mal = disruption of consciousness associated with a cessation of ongoing behavior
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Medications that target what, are used to treat generalized seizures?
GABA
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Parkinson's disease
- progressive motor disorder WITHOUT dimensia - Tremor at rest is the most common symptom
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Parkinson's disease is associated with the degeneration of what? What do these neurons use? What is the treatment?
- substantia nigra - dopamine - L-dopa
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Mutations of chromosome ___ and ___ are associated with Parkinson's disease.
4 and 6
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Huntington's disease, what part of the brain does it affect? What are the common symptoms?
- progressive motor disorder WITH dementia - affects the basal ganglia - fidgetiness and progresses to jerky movements
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Multiple sclerosis, what are some symptoms?
- autoimmune disease that attacks CNS myelin, leaving areas of hard scar tissue (sclerosis) - symptoms include visual disturbances, muscle weakness, numbness, tremor, and loss of motor coordination
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Huntington's disease is caused by a single dominant gene on what chromosome?
chromosome 4
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Alzheimer's disease, what is it characterized by?
- progressive disease that is the most common cause of dementia - characterized by confusion and a selective decline in memory
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What must be observed in Alzheimer's patients?
- neurofibrillary tangles - amyloid plaques
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Declined ________ is observed among Alzheimer's patients.
acetylcholine
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Aura
precedes seizures - smell, hallucination, or feelings of fear
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Anterograde degeneration, what happens to the cell?
- degeneration of the distal segment, between the cut and synaptic terminal - cell swells and breaks off because it's been cut off from metabolic center
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Retrograde degeneration, what happens to the cell?
- degeneration of the proximal segment, between the cut and cell body - neuron can survive
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Neural regeneration - where is it possible and not possible, why?
not possible in CNS because oligodendrocytes block regeneration, possible in PNS because Schwann cells promote regeneration depending on the damage
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Cognitive reserve, what may it play an important role in?
- education and intelligence - recovery of function
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What 3 things are used to block neurodegeneration?
1. apoptosis inhibitor protein 2. nerve growth factor (blocks degeneration of damaged neurons) 3. estrogens (limit or delay neuron death)
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What two things are used for neurotransplantation?
1. fetal tissue 2. stem cells
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What is an example of rehabilitative training to reduce brain damage?
constraint-induced therapy - disallow use of functioning limb while training the impaired one

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