Unit 7: Nervous system disease

Question 1

Signs:
- eating non nutritional things
- ex: rocks, ice, paint

Answer 1

PICA

Question 2

PICA Treatment:

Answer 2

behavioral changes,
- some medictions
- education

Question 3

Cortard’s delusion Causes:

Answer 3

• depression
• schizophrenia
• trauma/TBI

“are you dead”

Question 4

Brain thinks it is dead; vegataive state; yet you are alive

Answer 4

Cortard’s delusion

Question 5

Cortard’s delusion
Treatment:

Answer 5

(mainly meds)
- antidepressents
- psychotherapy

Question 6

Disease as a result of possible Dopamine loss

Answer 6

Parkinson’s

Question 7

Parkinson’s Symptom:

Answer 7

excessive tremors
- loss of balance
- slowness of movement

Question 8

Parkinson’s Treatment:

Answer 8

• no cure
• physical therapy for management
• new drug trials coming

Question 9

concussions Cause:

Answer 9

• sudden impact to the head or body

Question 10

concussions Symptoms:

Answer 10

• balance problems
  -delayed response to questions
• loss of consciousness
• headaches
• sensitivity to light

Question 11

concussionsTreatment:

Answer 11

mental and physical rest
- pain killer
- fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acids)

Question 12

Epilepsy Cause:

Answer 12

-unknown
what it is: abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Question 13

Epilepsy Symptoms:

Answer 13

• seizures
• tingling
• unconscious
• deja vu

Question 14

Epilepsy Treatment:

Answer 14

• medicine
• surgery
• keto diet
• brain stimulation

Question 15

a rare genetic disorder that causes a buildup of collagen in the skin, soft tissues, and brain

Answer 15

Urbach wiethe

Question 16

Urbach wiethe cause:

Answer 16

• ## loss of to the chromosome 1 @ 1q21

Question 17

Urbach wiethe Symptoms:

Answer 17

• showing fearlessness
• damage to amygdala
• hoarse voice
• easily damaged skin

Question 18

Urbach wiethe treatments:

Answer 18

• NO KNOWN CURE
• Therapy…?

Question 19

OCD Cause:

Answer 19

• No main cause
• inheritable

factors:
- brain evolving
- genes
- picking up behaviors from close ones

Question 20

a mental health disorder that causes people to have unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors.

Answer 20

OCD

Question 21

OCD Symptoms:

Answer 21

• having unwanted anxiety or urges

Question 22

OCD Treatments:

Answer 22

-therapy: speech and/or behavioral
- medicine to help with mood and/or anxiety

Question 23

Alzheimer’s disease Causes:

Answer 23

• abnormal build up of proteins called amyloids and Tan, causing brain cells to die.
• Amyloids form plaques

Question 24

a progressive brain disorder that causes memory loss and a decline in thinking skills. It’s the most common cause of dementia in older adults.

Answer 24

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 25

Alzheimer's disease Symptoms:

Answer 25

- increased memory loss - vulnerable to infections - urinary problems - personality changes - unaware of surroundings

Question 26

Alzheimer's disease Treatment:

Answer 26

- NO CURE - Cholinesterase inhibitors - brain stimulation

Question 27

Not being able to remember past memories/events

Answer 27

Amnesia (retrograde)

Question 28

not being able to form new memories

Answer 28

Amnesia (anterograde)

Question 29

Causes: - Alzheimer's disease -cerebral hypoxia - brain trauma

Answer 29

Amnesia

Question 30

Amnesia Treatments:

Answer 30

(symptom oriented) - medications, - therapy, - memory aid

Question 31

CIPA

Answer 31

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis

Question 32

anhidrosis

Answer 32

not being able to sweat

Question 33

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) Causes:

Answer 33

- Genetic (Mutation in the NTRK1 gene)

Question 34

CIPA Symptoms:

Answer 34

- no pain - no sweat - can't feel temperature

Question 35

CIPA Treatments:

Answer 35

- No cure - Naloxone

Question 36

Cerebral Palsy Causes:

Answer 36

preterm birth - head injuries - infection of the brain - obstruction of oxygen/blood flow

Question 37

Cerebral Palsy symptoms:

Answer 37

- seizures - vision/hearing/speech problems - learning disorders - intellectual or developmental problems.

Question 38

Cerebral Palsy Treatments:

Answer 38

- medication like Baclofen (muscle relaxation) - therapy - assistive technology

Question 39

Huntington disease

Answer 39

causes: - mutation in chromosome 4 - inheritable disease - sporadic (can just happen with no reason)

Question 40

Huntington disease symptoms:

Answer 40

-involuntary movement - loss of coordination - difficulty swallowing - slurred speech

Question 41

a genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in the brain to break down over time (Affects mainly ganglian region)

Answer 41

Huntington disease

Question 42

Huntington disease treatment

Answer 42

Treatment: - physical & speech therapy - medication - change of diet