Diseases/Conditions
Causes
Signs/Symptoms
Treatment
Miscellaneous
100
damage to brain from interruption of its blood supply
What is cerebrovascular accident(stroke)
100
usually caused by a viral infection but can also be bacterial or fungal
What is meningitis?
100
Alternating contraction and relaxation of muscle groups, Eye movements and turning of the head to the same side, Asymmetrical posturing of the limbs, Speech arrest, vocalization
What is epilepsy?
100
Anti-seizure medication
What is the treatment for epilepsy?
100
Seizures
What is epilepsy
200
Inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, typically caused by an infection.
What is meningitis?
200
Loss of muscle function
What is paralysis?
200
Symptoms range from mild to severe facial pain, often triggered by chewing, speaking, or brushing the teeth. Pain areas: in the mouth and face Sensory: over sensitivity or uncomfortable tingling and burning Also common: muscle spasms
What is neuralgia?
200
Medications, injections, and surgery
What is the treatment for neuralgia?
200
shunt
What is a catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body
300
Disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed causing seizures
What is epilepsy?
300
What causes meningitis?
What is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes?
300
vision loss, pain, fatigue, and impaired coordination. The symptoms, severity, and duration can vary from person to person. Some people may be symptom free most of their lives, while others can have severe chronic symptoms that never go away.
What is multiple sclerosis?
300
Cholesterol lowering medications, called statins, are typically given to reduce risk of ischemic stroke.
What is the treatment for cerebrovascular disease/accident (stroke)?
300
Trouble with memory, thinking and reasoning, making judgments and decisions, planning and performing familiar tasks, and changes in personality and behavior
What is Alzheimer's?
400
A reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body, causing a painful rash.
What is shingles?
400
Chronic pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve in the face
What is neuralgia?
400
Muscular: abnormality walking, problems with coordination, or stiff muscles Gastrointestinal: nausea or vomiting Also common: balance disorder, blurred vision, bulging soft spot on a baby's head, delayed development, enlargement of head, headache, high pitched cry, irritability, leaking of urine, mental confusion, or sleepiness.
What is hydrocephalus?
400
Physical therapy and medications that suppress the immune system can help with symptoms and slow disease progression.
What is the treatment for multiple sclerosis?
400
What are the types of paralysis?
What is monoplegia, which affects only one arm or leg hemiplegia, which affects one arm and one leg on the same side of your body paraplegia, which affects both of your legs quadriplegia, or tetraplegia, which affects both of your arms and both of your legs
500
A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.
What is Parkinson's disease?
500
Common viruses - including HSV (herpes simplex virus) and EBV (Epstein-Barr virus)
What is a cause for encephalitis?
500
General signs and symptoms include motor dysfunction, such as hemiplegia (paralysis of one side) and hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body).
What is cerebrovascular accident (stroke)?
500
A tube (shunt) inserted surgically into a ventricle to drain excess fluid.
What is the treatment for hydrocephalus?
500
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What is shut up?
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