Neurobehavioral Illnesses/Syndromes
In Pop Culture
Test Numbers
Brain Puns
Test Stimuli
200
The term used to describe brain degeneration linked to repeated head injuries
What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)?
200
The developmental disorder given exposure by the main characters in The Big Bag Theory, The Good Doctor, and Aytpical
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
200
The number of forms available for the RBANS
What is 4?
200
The outside part of the brain (grey matter), in the Lone Star state
What is a (cerebral) cor-Texan?
200
What is RBANS Figure Copy?
400
Two out of three of the "triad" of abnormalities typically seen in autism
What are abnormalities in social development, communication, and repetitive behavior?
400
The cognitive test on which Donald Trump scored 30/30 on and consequently bragged that "I have, like, a good memory, because I'm cognitively there"
What is the MoCA?
400
After completing all three TOMM trials, the examinee has now seen each target item how many times?
What is 5?
400
The half of your brain that controls movement on the right side of your body, in a reality show about daring physical and food challenges hosted by Joe Rogan
What is left hemisphere factor?
400
What is WISC Cancellations?
600
An organically caused state of acute disturbance in consciousness, attention, and awareness often caused by intoxication or direct effect of medical illness
What is delirium?
600
The Alzheimer's medication released in June 2021, that removed Amyloid from the brain, with no clinical benefit and problematic side-effects?
What is Aduhelm / Aducanumab?
600
The maximum score on WAIS-IV Similarities
What is 36?
600
The membranes that cover and protect the CNS, if they were the son of God (in Christianity)
Who is Meninges-us Christ?
600
What is the D-KEFS 20 Questions Test?
800
Three of the four core clinical features of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
What are fluctuations in consciousness, visual hallucinations, REM sleep behavior disorder, and Parkinsonism?
800
The Nigerian-American physican who was the first to publish on chronic-traumatic encephalopathy.
Who is Bennet Omalu?
800
The number of subtests in the D-KEFS
What is 9?
800
The structures within the frontal lobes (composed of caudate, globus pallidus, etc.), in an award-winning Martin Scorcese film starring Leo DiCaprio and Daniel Day Lewis
What are the basal ganglia of New York?
800
What is the Dot Counting Test?
1000
The type of aphasia characterized by intact fluency and comprehension but disproportionately impaired repetition, often caused by parietal lobe damage
What is conduction aphasia?
1000
The name of the illness/syndrome that the main character of "Brain on Fire" had
What is anti-NDMA receptor encephalitis?
1000
In RBANS Form B Story Learning, the amount of dollars in damage done to the waterfront
What is two million?
1000
The first two fluid-filled structures in your brain where CSF is made; and the economic theory Ronal Reagan supported, where tax-breaks to the wealthy will eventually benefit everyone else
What is lateral ventricle-down economics?
1000
What is the Hooper Visual Organization Test?