Pathology

Question 1

Alzheimer Disease

Answer 1

Brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity (irreversible dementia).

Question 2

Cerebrovascular Accident

Answer 2

Damage to the blood vessels of the cerebrum, leading to loss of blood supply to brain tissue; a stroke.

Question 3

Concussion

Answer 3

Traumatic brain injury that can cause bruising, damage to blood vessels, and injury to nerves. Loss of consciousness may occur.

Question 4

Epilepsy

Answer 4

Chronic brain disorder characterized recurrent seizures.

Question 5

Glioblastoma

Answer 5

Malignant brain tumor arising from glial cells.

BLAST means immature.

Question 6

Hemiplegia

Answer 6

Paralysis that affects the right or the left half of the body.

Question 7

Meningitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the meninges (membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord).

Question 8

Migraine

Answer 8

Attack of headache, usually one side of the head, caused by changes in blood vessel size and accompanied by nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light.

Question 9

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 9

Destruction of the myelin sheath on nerve cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) with replacement by plaques of sclerotic tissue.

Question 10

Paraplegia

Answer 10

Paralysis that affects the lower portion of the body.

Question 11

Syncope

Answer 11

Fainting; sudden and temporary loss of consciousness as a result of inadequate flow of blood to the brain.