Nerves and Mental Health
Includes the brain and spinal cord. The functions are to receive and process information and to regulate all bodily activity.
what is the central nervous system (CNS)?
Also known as a headache, is pain in the head.
What is Cephalalgia?
Is a false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.
What is delusion?
Is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
What is a neurologist?
Also known as fainting
What is Syncope?
Includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves extending from the brain and the 31 pairs of peripheral spinal nerves extending outward from the spinal cord. The function is to transmit nerve signals to and from the central nervous system.
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
Also known as lockjaw, is an acute and potentially fatal infection of the central nervous system. In unimmunized people, this condition is typically acquired through a deep puncture wound.
What is Tetanus?
Is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgement, that is often accompanied by personality changes.
What is Dementia?
Is a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain. This may result in a temporary loss of awareness and function.
What is a concussion?
Is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time
What is a seizure?
Controls the involuntary actions of the body such as the functioning of internal organs
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Is an inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord. This condition, which can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection elsewhere in the body, Is characterized by intense headache and flu-like symptoms. Bacterial meningitis, which is less common, is sometimes fatal.
What is Meningitis?
Includes an abnormally elevated mood of euphoria, including inappropriate elation, increased irritability, severe insomnia, poor judgement, and inappropriate social behavior.
What is Manic behavior?
Is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies, emotional problems, and mental illness. A psychiatrist can prescribe medications.
What is a psychiatrist?
Is a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that caused demyelination of the myelin sheath, the patient experiences varying degrees of pain plus physical and cognitive problems.
What is Multiple sclerosis (MS)?
Is an acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hallucinations
What is Delirium?
Is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity.
What is Epilepsy?
Is a condition characterized by cycles of severe mood changes shifting between highs and severe lows (depression) that affect a person’s attitude, energy, and ability to function.
What is bipolar disorder?
Is a psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances
What is Schizophrenia?
Sometimes referred to as a mini-stroke, is the temporary interruption in the blood supply to the brain.
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
Formerly referred to as multiple personality disorder, is a mental illness characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own characteristics, which appear to exist within the same individual.
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What is dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
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Is a chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait.
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What describes the manner of walking?
What is Parkinson’s disease?
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what is Gait?
Is characterized by the intentional creation of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms. This condition is motivated by incentives such as avoiding work.
What is Malingering?
Is the bruising of brain tissue as the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skull.
What is a cerebral contusion?
Is characterized by a false perception of body appearance. Voluntary starvation and/or excessive exercising often cause the patient to become emaciated.
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What does Emaciated mean?
What is Anorexia nervosa?
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