Deck 26: Extension: B - Neurological Disorders

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
hematoma ___

A)abnormal blood vessels
B)accumulation of fluid
C)transient ischemia
D)blood trapped under skull

Answer 1

blood trapped under skull

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the movement disorder in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
cataplexy ___

A)slow, persistent movements
B)involuntary jerky movements
C)muscle tone absent
D)muscular rigidity

Answer 2

muscle tone absent

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
migraine stroke ___

A)abnormal blood vessels
B)accumulation of fluid
C)transient ischemia
D)blood trapped under skull

Answer 3

transient ischemia

Question 4

Describe the major types of vascular disorders that a practicing clinical neuropsychologist must know about.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
cataplexy ___

A)unilateral section of spinal cord
B)not breathing during sleep
C)extensor plantar response
D)emotional excitement

Question 6

What is the difference between an angioma and an aneurysm?

Question 7

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the movement disorder in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
catalepsy ___

A)slow, persistent movements
B)involuntary jerky movements
C)muscle tone absent
D)muscular rigidity

Question 8

Identify the types of primary - brain injury that can occur with closed - head injuries.

Question 9

Identify the types of secondary - brain injury that can occur with closed - head injuries.

Question 10

How much time can pass after a vascular emergency before supportive therapies are no longer effective? Why do you think time is of the essence in these cases?

Question 11

The authors of your text list six ways in which cerebral trauma can affect brain function. Identify five of these (or all six).

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
sleep apnea ___

A)unilateral section of spinal cord
B)not breathing during sleep
C)extensor plantar response
D)emotional excitement

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
Brown - Séquard syndrome ___

A)unilateral section of spinal cord
B)not breathing during sleep
C)extensor plantar response
D)emotional excitement

Question 14

Name at least five of the tools a neurologist uses in the course of a physical examination.

Question 15

What does the term "contrecoup" mean?

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
edema ___

A)abnormal blood vessels
B)accumulation of fluid
C)transient ischemia
D)blood trapped under skull

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the movement disorder in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
tardive dyskinesia ___

A)slow, persistent movements
B)involuntary jerky movements
C)muscle tone absent
D)muscular rigidity

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
Babinski sign ___

A)unilateral section of spinal cord
B)not breathing during sleep
C)extensor plantar response
D)emotional excitement

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions:
Match each term with the correct alternative from the list below.
angioma ___

A)abnormal blood vessels
B)accumulation of fluid
C)transient ischemia
D)blood trapped under skull

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the movement disorder in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
chorea ___

A)slow, persistent movements
B)involuntary jerky movements
C)muscle tone absent
D)muscular rigidity

Question 21

How is the length of posttraumatic amnesia used to measure the severity of brain injury? What method might be used if the patient remained unconscious?

Question 22

Define the following: glioma, meningioma, and glioblastoma. Discuss them in terms of malignancy.

Question 23

Describe multiple sclerosis in terms of symptoms, course of the disease, and causes (if known).

Question 24

Distinguish among the following: sleep attacks, cataplexy, and sleep paralysis.

Question 25

What is the difference, in terms of both causes and symptoms, between paraplegia and Brown - Séquard syndrome?

Question 26

How does caffeine, in conjunction with ergotamine compounds, alleviate headaches? What explanation do the authors give for the fact that caffeine can also exacerbate some headaches?

Question 27

Describe the normal and abnormal Babinski sign. What does an abnormal adult sign indicate?

Question 28

What is myasthenia gravis? What causes it, and what can be done about it?