This type of HA is unilateral and preceded by a prodrome.
What is a migraine
100
This type of seizure is confined to one side of the brain.
What is focal
100
The symptoms of MS are caused by this pathologic occurance.
What is demyelination of nerve fibers
100
PD is caused by a decrease in this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine (DA)
100
A genetically transmitted disease with a 50% chance of inheriting it if you are the offspring of someone who has it.
What is HD
200
Patients with HA might experience this sensitivity to light called
What is photophobia
200
This type of seizure used to be call a grand mal seizure.
What is tonic-clonic
200
When taking beta-interferon, an immunomodulating drug, it is important for the nurse to teach this.
What is given SQ; rotate injection sites; causes flu-like symptoms; avoid pregnancy; monitor liver enzymes;
200
Unusual clumps of protein found in the brains of individuals with PD are called this.
What is Lewy bodies
200
"This is a progressive disease that eventually causes permanent paralysis without losing cognitive function" is something the nurse would say to a person recently diagnosed with this disease.
What is ALS
300
HA that occur at the same time of the day for a period of time.
What is a cluster HA
300
In a typical absence seizure, the patient appears to be doing something that usually occurs while sleeping.
What is daydreaming
300
This nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for a patient in the later stages of MS.
What is Impaired physical mobility; impaired urinary elimination; Ineffective self-health management; pain; decreased coping; activity intolerance; fear; anxiety; family process interrupted; Grieving; risk for injury; Role performance; sexual dysfunction; constipation
300
The classic manifestations of PD are a triad consisting of (name one)
What are tremors (at rest); muscle rigidity; bradykinesia
300
Removal of the thymus gland is a treatment option that results in improvement for many patients who have this neurologic disorder.
What is myasthenia gravis
400
Imitrex, a serotonin receptor agonist, is effective for this type of HA.
What is migraine HA
400
This type of seizure is often accompanied by a warning sign that a seizure is imminent.
What is tonic-clonic
400
Lhermitte's sign is experience by many patients who have MS and is characterized by
What is feeling of electric shock radiating down spine or limbs
400
The purpose of giving patients with PD anticholinergic drugs is
What is they decrease the activity of ACh causing more of a balance between DA and ACh
400
This chronic neurologic disorder involves a deficiency of ACh and GABA in the basal ganglia.
What is Huntington's Disease
500
This would be one important topic when teaching patients about HA.
What is keep diary; avoid factors that trigger HA; drug therapy doses and SE; stress management; regular exercise
500
This complication occurs when a seizure does not stop.
What is status epilepticus
500
This diagnostic test is the only one that can definitively diagnose MS.
What is No definitive diagnostic test exists for MS
500
One of the non-motor manifestations of PD may include this.
What is depression; anxiety; apathy; fatigue; pain; constipation; impotence; short-term memory impairment; sleep problems (nightmares, can't stay asleep)
500
This disorder was named after a famous baseball player who was diagnosed with the disease in 1939.