Chapter 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Coma | Prolonged period of unconsciousness resulting from a disruption of the Reticular Formation within the Brain Stem |
| Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | o A degenerative motor neuron disease causing muscular atrophy & weakness o Usually strikes later in life (50's) |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | A chronic slowly progressive disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyilinate patches called plaques. Etiology is unknown |
| Dementia | An umbrella term for a group of pathological conditions characterized by progressive deterioration in several cognitive domains resulting from diffuse brain damage |
| Parkinsonism | A form of subcortical Dementia that is characterized by rigidity, slowness, mask-like faces, shuffling gait associated with degeneration of the Substantia Nigra in the Midbrain |
| Alzheimer's Disease | A form of Cortical Dementia due to atrophy of the Frontal and Temporal-Parietal lobes of the brain resulting in progressive, irreversible loss of memory, intellectual functions, apathy, speech and gait, disturbances and disorientation. |
| Alzheimer's Disease may be caused by | Changes in filament-like fibers (Neurofibrils) within neurons and the deposition of a particular substance known as "senile plaques" |
| Multi-infarct Dementia | A term used to describe a disease state characterized by dementia resulting from small infarctions (dead brain tissue) in persons with artery obstruction |
| Encephalitis | o Inflammation of the brain caused by a virus or metal poisoning o May be transmitted through insect bites |
| Aphasia | An acquired impairment of language processes underlying receptive and/or expressive modalities caused by focal brain damage to areas of the brain primarily responsible for language function due usually to a Cerebral Vascular Accident |
| Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Focal and/or diffuse damage to the brain caused by head trauma |
| Epilepsy | A recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden attacks of altered consciousness & motor activity possibly due to microscopic lesions throughout the brain |
| Senescence | Not a disorder but rather the process of growing old including mental and physical weakness which accompanies the aging process |
| Prolonged period of unconsciousness resulting from a disruption of the Reticular Formation within the Brain Stem | Coma |
| A degenerative motor neuron disease causing muscular atrophy & weakness. Usually strikes later in life (50's) | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) |
| A chronic slowly progressive disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyilinate patches called plaques. Etiology is unknown | Multiple Sclerosis |
| An umbrella term for a group of pathological conditions characterized by progressive deterioration in several cognitive domains resulting from diffuse brain damage | Dementia |
| A form of subcortical Dementia that is characterized by rigidity, slowness, mask-like faces, shuffling gait associated with degeneration of the Substantia Nigra in the Midbrain | Parkinsonism |
| A form of Cortical Dementia due to atrophy of the Frontal and Temporal-Parietal lobes of the brain resulting in progressive, irreversible loss of memory, intellectual functions, apathy, speech and gait, disturbances and disorientation. | Alzheimer's Disease |
| What causes changes in filament-like fibers (Neurofibrils) within neurons and the deposition of a particular substance known as "senile plaques"? | Alzheimer's Disease |
| A term used to describe a disease state characterized by dementia resulting from small infarctions (dead brain tissue) in persons with artery obstruction | Multi-infarct Dementia |
| Inflammation of the brain caused by a virus or metal poisoning. May be transmitted through insect bites | Encephalitis |
| An acquired impairment of language processes underlying receptive and/or expressive modalities caused by focal brain damage to areas of the brain primarily responsible for language function due usually to a Cerebral Vascular Accident | Aphasia |
| Focal and/or diffuse damage to the brain caused by head trauma | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) |
| A recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden attacks of altered consciousness & motor activity possibly due to microscopic lesions throughout the brain | Epilepsy |
| Not a disorder but rather the process of growing old including mental and physical weakness which accompanies the aging process | Senescence |
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