CNS
A congenital disorder where the spine forms improperly and a child is born with a gap in the spine.
Spina bifida
A group of neurodegenerative diseases that destroy memory, thinking, and communication skills.
Dementia
A brief episode of impaired brain function caused by temporary ischemia.
Transient Ischemic Attack
Degeneration and deterioration of the intervertebral discs.
Degenerative disc disease
A condition caused by body dysmorphia where a person uses means like self-starvation, laxatives, and exercise to lose weight.
Anorexia Nervosa
A permanent movement disorder caused by brain damage in fetal life, birth, or early childhood.
Cerebral Palsy
A neurodegenerative disorder causing abnormal movements, rigidity, tremors, and instability.
Parkinson's Disease
A sudden disruption in cerebral blood flow from an occluded or ruptured blood vessel leading to brain damage and in some cases death.
Stroke
A herniated disc
A depressive disorder which begins in a mother after childbirth and lasting weeks to months.
Postpartum depression
Uncontrolled and excessive electrical activity in the brain is known as a...
Seizure
The medical name for Lou Gehrig Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Inflammation of the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord.
Meningitis
Pain radiating down the posterior hip and leg.
Sciatica
A cyclical mood disorder where the person experiences states of mania or hypomania and depression.
Bipolar Disorders
An acquired head injury from sudden trauma. (Three possible answers)
Concussion, Contusion, and Coup-contrecoup
Progressive degeneration and demyelination of neurons in the brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves.
Multiple Sclerosis
Inflammation of the brain characterized by cerebral edema.
Encephalitis
Excruciating episodic pain in the areas supplied by cranial nerve V.
Trigeminal neuralgia
What state does massage activate in the brain?
Parasympathetic (rest and digest)
Paralysis from the waist down is called...
Paraplegia
An inherited neurodegenerative disorder causing motor, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders.
Huntington's disease
A viral infection which is now rare due to vaccines but can cause paralysis in extreme cases.
Poliomyelitis
A sudden unilateral facial paralysis in areas supplied by cranial nerve VII.
Bell Palsy
This disorder is caused by an extremely traumatizing event.
PTSD