neuro
This system includes the brain and spinal cord.
Central nervous system/CNS
Inability to produce or understand speech due to brain damage.
Aphasia
Part of the brain responsible for language and sensory integration.
Cerebrum
Loss of ability to see surroundings.
Blindness
The nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.
Peripheral nervous system
This response prepares the body for stress or danger.
Fight or flight response
Shaking hands and difficulty with fine motor skills often seen with this disease.
Parkinson's disease
The autonomic nervous system is made up of these two divisions.
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Clouding of the eye's lens causing vision loss.
Cataracts
Difficulty speaking or inability to speak clearly.
A resident who cannot respond to pain or verbal commands is described as this.
Comatose
A seizure with brief lapses in attention.
Petit mal seizure
This division prepares the body for action.
Sympathetic nervous system
An eye condition that causes loss of central vision, making it hard to read or recognize faces.
Macular degeneration
Shaking hands that make it hard to perform daily activities.
Hand tremors
Loss of ability to move one side of the body.
Hemiplegia
Loss of function of legs, trunk, and arms.
Quadriplegia
This type of aphasia involves fluent speech that does not make sense.
Increased pressure in the eye that damages the optic nerve.
Glaucoma
Damage to peripheral nerves that can cause numbness, tingling, or burning sensations in the hands and feet.
Neuropathy
A condition where the immune system attacks the myelin sheath.
Multiple sclerosis
A temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain with stroke-like symptoms.
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
A seizure involving uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain causing muscle contractions.
Seizure
Part of the ear responsible for both hearing and balance.
Inner ear
A sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain that can cause weakness, speech problems, or paralysis.
CVA/Cerebrovascular accident/stroke