Etiology
This disease is usually a result of viral infection, or bacterial infections, but may also be caused by drugs, other disorders, fungi, and rarely, organisms that cause lyme disease or syphilis.
What is Meningitis?
Dilation of extracranial blood vessels activates pain receptors in surrounding nerves.
What is a headache?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
*looking for 2 answers*
i. compression of median nerve
ii. increased pressure caused by repetitive wrist movement
Cells that handle information processing and signaling
What are Neurons
Rapid paralysis of peripheral limbs
caused by influenza like illness that inflames and demyenilates spinal nerve roots and peripheral nerves
Guillan-Barre Syndrome
Lower lumbar radiculopathy, involves spinal nerve roots, not sciatic nerve, causes radiating pain down buttock and posterior upper leg to below knee
What is Sciatica?
Only an autopsy can positively confirm the Dx, but CT and MRI scans have the potential to reveal microscopic plaques and the brain atrophy characteristics of this disease.
What is Alzheimer's?
Helps to control fine motor movements and coordination
What is cerebellum
Neuropathy decreases sensation in hands/feet
Excess glucose causes production of intracellular reactive oxygen species within peripheral nerves
Diabetic Neuropathy
The pathophysiology concerns, in 80% of cases, a thrombus or an embolus.
What is a stroke?
Clinically, the diagnosis is based on the occurrence of one or more episodes. May be diagnosed via EEG, CT, and skull x-rays.
What is Epilepsy?
Regular exercise has been proven to help slow mental decline, improve physical function, reduce risk of falls, improve mood, ease stress, calm the patient, improve cardiovascular health, improve performance of DA, and improve sleep.
Benefits of physical therapy for vascular Dementia?
Sustain Axons and myelin sheaths, can also regenerate
Higher levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, as well as higher adrenocorticotropic hormone levels in comparison with typical individuals.
What is insomnia?
Sudden unilateral, palsy of facial muscles.
Inflammation of facial nerve CN VII
Bell's palsy
ROM exercises, stretching, computerized traction, strengthening, and mobility training (with WC or gait trainer)
What is treatment for SCI?
The outermost of the three layers of meninges.
What is Dura mater?
May be the result of chickenpox, measles, or mumps or sporadic due to cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, varicella-zoster, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, rabies, or mumps virus
What is Encephalitis?
Sudden unilateral, palsy of facial muscles. Inflammation of facial nerve CN VII.
What is Bell's Palsy?
The role of the PTA is similar to physical therapy indicated for stroke. Patient and family education, as well as encouragement to motivate the patient to make healthy lifestyle changes, is key.
What is a TIA?
This plexus results in cutaneous nerves of skin of UE and motor neurons to UE. Contains median, radial, ulnar, axillary nerves
What is the brachial plexus?