Guillian Barre
A type of vision loss that affects the right or left half of the visual field.
What is Hemianopsia?
Term for disturbances in gait and balance that occurs in Multiple Sclerosis
What is Ataxia?
The bruising that a brain acquires when it hits the skull opposite the point of impact.
Term used for seizures caused by identifiable issues such as a head injury
What is a Secondary Seizure?
Term for slowness of movement that occurs in Parkinson's Disease
What is Bradykinesia?
A temporary cessation of adequate blood flow to an area of the brain
What is TIA?
Diagnostic test used to verify that MS lesions exist
What is MRI?
The injury that commonly causes otorrhea and Battle's sign.
What is basal skull fracture?
Term used for seizures that occur in a specific area of the brain
What is a focal /partial seizure?
Term for difficulty forming words due to muscle impairment in the mouth and throat.
What is Dysarthria?
One type of stroke that is less common than the other; but often more devastating
What is Hemorrhagic Stroke?
Proposed etiology of both MS and RA
What is Autoimmune disease?
A phenomenon characterized by increasing systolic pressure, increasing pulse pressure and decreasing heart rate.
What is Cushing's reflex/triad?
Medication used to terminate seizures that last more than a few minutes
What is Diazepam?
When dopamine is low, the amount of this neurotransmitter is unbalanced.
What is Acetylcholine?
What is Contralateral?
Medications used to limit the amount of myelin destruction during an MS exacerbation
What is Glucocorticoid?
The cranial nerve that is compressed in cerebral edema causing fixed and dilated pupils.
What is Cranial Nerve III?
Substance that should not be consumed with CNS depressant medications
What is Alcohol?
Symptoms of dopamine toxicity in the CNS
What is muscle twitching?
The area of the brain that is damaged when expressive aphasia occurs.
What is Brocca's area?
Interferon and Fingolimod are examples of a class of medication used to prevent MS exacerbations
What are Disease Modifying Drugs?
The response of brain tissue to edema that exceeds space in the cranial vault.
What is brain herniation?
Inhibitory neurotransmitter that may be enhanced by antiseizure medications
What is GABA?
Medications used to cure Parkinson's disease
What is Not Available?