Susie Chapter 17 Flashcards
(30 cards)
during a __, a person loses consciousness and may fall to the ground
seizure
during seizures, there is an __ in firing of action potential, followed by a period of __excitability
increase, reduced
localised recruitment of neighboring cell is called
partial seizure
entire cortex firing is called
generalized seizure
recurring seizures is called…
epilepsy
older drugs tend to treat __ seizure, while modern ones tend to be more __
generalised, selective
the lining of the brain is called
meninges
during this kind of headache, people fell sick, find bright lights or loud noises discomforting
migraine
the experience of flashing lights or jagged lines precedes migraine is called…
migrainous aura
this drug activate serotonin receptor and stop migraine headache
triptans
a sudden weakness down one side of the body is called…
a stroke
the most important fuels for the cells are __, __ in the form of glucose, together to make __, the energy currency of cells
oxygen, carbohydrate, ATP
in this attack, the blood supply to a part of the brain fails and ATP is interrupted
transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
ost strokes are caused by __ __
blood clots
what drug can break up the blood clog?
tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)
there is __ level of glutamate during stroke
high
a genetic disease which causes unsteady in movement is called…
spinocerebellar ataxia
abnormal involuntary movements of the body
huntington’s disease
repeated episodes of weakness, numbness, double vision or poor balance, last for few weeks
multiple sclerosis
multiple sclerosis is caused by __
inflammation
immune system can attack __ that wraps around neurons, which cases __
myelin, demyelination
drugs like__ can dampen down the immune system
steroids
drugs like __ and __ can permanently dampen down the immune system
azathioprine, beta-interferon
immune system attacking muscles causing disease called…
myasthenia gravis
