Neuromuscular Disorders
Part of the nervous system that neuromuscular diseases affect
What is the peripheral nervous system?
TRUE OR FALSE: Neurodegenerative diseases are curable
What is FALSE?
One symptom of ataxia
Poor coordination (ex – constant stumbling)
Muscle pain
Difficulty performing fine motor tasks (ex – eating, writing, typing)
Difficulty producing speech
Swallowing problems
Blurred or double vision
Behavioral or personality changes
Any change in the DNA sequence of an organism
What is a mutation?
Another name for a nerve cell
What is a neuron?
What are the motor and sensory nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body?
An example of a neurodegenerative disorder
Alzheimer's disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Prion diseases
Parkinson's disease
Huntington's disease
Parts of the body that Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease affects the nerves of
What are arms and legs?
Full form of the abbreviation DNA
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
Weight of the adult human brain
What is 3 pounds?
What are muscle weakness, spasms, twitching, and pain?
Ratio of people affected by neurodegenerative diseases globally
Stage of life when Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease typically develops
What is adolescence or early adulthood?
Organic molecules that combine to form proteins (aka the building blocks of proteins)
What are amino acids?
Disease characterized as an electrical brainstorm
What is epilepsy?
Type of drugs used in the treatment of neuromuscular diseases
What are immunosuppressive drugs?
Three functions affected by neurodegenerative diseases
Mobility and balance
Movements
Swallowing
Bladder and bowel function
Blood pressure fluctuation
Sleep
Part of the brain where damage and dysfunction leads to ataxia
What is the cerebellum?
TRUE OR FALSE: All humans are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic makeup
What is TRUE?
Brain scan that uses a series of X-ray beams passed through the head
What is a CT scan?
Disorders characterized by the breakdown of muscles, cramping syndromes, exercise intolerance, including mitochondrial disorders
What are metabolic myopathies?
Two parts of the brain that play a role in neurodegenerative diseases
What are the cortex and the hippocampus?
Medication for treating ataxia
What are baclofen and tizanidine?
Chromosome that is affected in individuals with Down syndrome
Chromosome 21
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