Neurological Disorders Overview

Question 1

What are neurological disorders

Answer 1

Diseases of the nervous system
Affects the brain, spinal chord, and peripheral nerves

Question 2

Cerebrovascular disorders, diseases, and accidents

Answer 2

A group of conditions that affect blood vessels and blood flow in the brain
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Question 3

Cerebrovascular system

Answer 3

Blood is supplied by 2 pairs of arteries
Creates the circle of willis

Question 4

Watershed zones

Answer 4

Regions between or further away from major cerebral arterial territories
Blood supply decreased
More vulnerable to infarcts (tissue death/necrosis)

Question 5

Where are the watershed zones

Answer 5

Cortical border zone (between ACA and MCA)
Internal border zone (between LCA and MCA)
Cortical border zone (between MCA and PCA)

Question 6

Cerebrovascular disorder treatments

Answer 6

Surgery
Medication
Prevention
Rehabilitation

Question 7

Medications for cerebrovascular disorders

Answer 7

Anticoagulant drugs (thin blood)
Antiplatelet drugs (prevent platelet aggregation)