Stroke
Neurological Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Neurological Disorders
Dementia/Delirium
Multiple Sclerosis
Eyes
100
Paralysis on one side of the body.
What is hemiplegia?
100

The abbreviation ALS stands for this disorder

What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?

100
This segment of the population is at highest risk.
What is young adult men?
100
Symptoms of this disease include tremors, shuffling gait, mask-like face, and stiff, rigid muscles
What is Parkinson's Disease?
100

Define delirium

What is an acute confusional state?

100
This covering of the nerve fibers is destroyed in MS.
What is myelin?
100

group of diseases that damage the optic nerve and usually has increased ocular pressure

what is glaucoma?

200
Temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain.
What is TIA?
200

The length of time ALS patients typically live after diagnosis.

What is 28 months?

200
A person with this diagnosis is paralyzed from the neck down.
What is quadriplegia?
200

History of a viral illness in the previous weeks

What is highly indicative of Guillain-Barre syndrome?

200

The stage when problems with memory, thinking and concentration may begin to appear in a doctor’s interview or medical tests. Individuals in the early-stage typically need minimal assistance with simple daily routines.

What is the Early-stage?

200

This disease affects more women than men.

What is MS?

200

sudden onset of loss of central and near vision

What is wet acute macular degeneration?

300

Another name for stroke.

What is CVA?

300
This disease affect more men than women.
What is ALS?
300
Causes may include motor vehicle accident, assault, falls and sports injuries.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury?
300
An unconscious state in which the person does not respond and cannot be aroused.
What is a coma?
300

Delirium usually continues for this length of time

What is 1 - 7 days?

300

When Diagnosing MS what will be seen on the spinal chord?

What is plaque

300

painless halos around lights, sensitive to glare, double vision

what are s/s of cataracts?

400

One risk factor of stroke

What is HTN, CAD, smoking, TIA's, overweight, diabetes, age 55 and older?

400

ALS is higher in this gender population with a 2 to 1 ratio.

What is men?

400
Sensory and muscle function in the legs and lower trunk is lost.
What is paraplegia?
400

4 neurological disorders that increase the risk for delirium

What are strokes, dementia, CNS infections, and Parkinson’s disease?

400

This specific disease accounts for 50 to 70 percent of dementia cases.

What is Alzheimers?

400
Symptoms of MS usually begin around this age.
What is 20-40 years?
400

severe pain, rainbows around lights, photophobia

What are s/s of acute angle closure glaucoma?

500

Warning signs of a stroke may include this.

What is FAST or sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, leg. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination. Sudden severe headache with no known cause?

500

This percentage of patients have limb involvement as the first onset of symptoms of ALS

What is 75-80%

500
One way to to prevent Automonic Dysreflexia.
What is empty foley catheter, prevent constipation, prevent UTI?
500
The area of the brain affected by Parkinson's Disease controls this function.
What is muscle movement?
500

Scientists suspect that these are related to causing cell death and tissue loss.

What are plaques & tangles?

500

How many types of MS are there?

What is 4 Types of MS: RRMS(Relapsing-Remitting) PPMS(Primary Progressive) SPMS(Secondary Progressive) PRMS(Progressing Relapsing)

500

gradual and painless

what is the initial s/s of onset for open angle glaucoma?

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