NS Patho
Accumulation of CSF within the brain ventricles
What is hydrocephalus?
Inflammatory disease of the CNS in which there is extreme weakness and numbness due to loss of myelin insulation from nerves.
What is multiple sclerosis?
Feeling of intense apprehension, terror, or sense of impending danger
What is panic disorder?
Having 2 or more distinct personalities
What is dissociative identity disorder?
Performing repetitive ritual to reduce anxiety
What is OCD?
Inflammation of two or more nerves
What is polyneuritis?
Sensations that occur just prior to an epileptic seizure or migraine.
What is aura?
Alternation between periods of deep depression and mania
What is bipolar disorder?
Act of voiding feces in inappropriate places after toilet training
What is encopresis?
Results from exposure to actual or implied death, serious injury, or sexual violence
What is PTSD?
What is hemiparesis?
Eruption of painful blisters on the body along a nerve path.
What is shingles?
Displaying extreme elation, hyperactivity, excessive talkativeness, impaired judgement, and grandiose delusions
What is mania?
Distorted body image, pathological fear of becoming fat, and severe weight loss due to excessive dieting
What is anorexia nervosa?
Records the electrical activity of the brain
What is EEG?
One-sided facial paralysis due to inflammation of facial nerves caused by a virus
What is Bell's Palsy?
Surgical procedure for removing an obstruction within the carotid artery.
What is a carotid endarterectomy?
Uncontrollable impulse to steal
What is kleptomania?
Degenerative brain disorder with gradual loss of cognitive abilities
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Intracranial pressure
What is ICP?
Congenital defect in the walls of the spinal canal in which the laminae of the vertebra does not meet or close
What is spina bifida?
Chronic disorder of the NS with fine tremors, muscular weakness, rigidity, and shuffling gait.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Loss of memory
What is dissociative amnesia?
Range of conditions involving deficits in social interaction, communications skills, and restricted patterns of behavior
What is Austism Spectrum Disorder?
Puncture to remove CSF for examination
What is LP?