Scan Your Brain 253

Question 1

the two major categories of epileptic seizure are ______ and ______

Answer 1

partial, generalized

Question 2

_____ are simple repetitive responses that occur during complex partial seizures

Answer 2

automatisms

Question 3

the disorder characterized by tremor at rest is _____ disease

Answer 3

Parkinson’s

Question 4

Parkinson’s disease is associated with degeneration in the _____ dopamine pathway

Answer 4

nigrostriatal

Question 5

_____ disease is passed from generation to generation by a single dominant gene

Answer 5

Huntington’s

Question 6

Genetic studies of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease have focused on early-onset _____ forms of the disorders

Answer 6

familial

Question 7

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis is an animal model of _____

Answer 7

multiple sclerosis

Question 8

The most common cause of dementia is _____ disease

Answer 8

Alzheimer’s

Question 9

Two major neuropathological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are _____ tangles and _____ plaques

Answer 9

neurofibrillary, amyloid