Local CVL Trivia
The year that the Office Building in Stockton was opened.
What is 1985?
The Neurologist who likes to fish in Alaska?
Who is LF
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating vital functions such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure
What is the medulla oblongata?
This neurologist is known for identifying a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss.
Who is Alois Alzheimer?
This neurological disorder is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures.
What is epilepsy?
Manteca Hospital opened in this year
What is 2004
The Neurologist who likes to pick blueberries (and shop).
Who is FH
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitates communication between them.
What is the corpus callosum?
This British neurologist described a condition characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations
Who is Georges Gilles de la Tourette?
This progressive neurological disease affects motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy.
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
Modesto Hospital opened in this year
What is 2008
The Neurologist who was just recently on the news.
Who is SA
This part of the brainstem acts as a relay station for sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.
What is the thalamus?
This neurologist discovered a type of aphasia where patients can speak fluently but have difficulty understanding language
Who is Carl Wernicke?
This neuro-immune disorder results in the demyelination of nerve fibers in the central nervous system.
What is multiple sclerosis?
The first PIC in the Central Valley
Who is Jack Gilliland, M.D.
The Neurologist who has a passion for Salt and Straw
Who is NP
This area of the brain is crucial for the formation of new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This neurologist is known for his work on the basal ganglia and a disease characterized by tremors and rigidity
Who is James Parkinson?
This disorder is characterized by neurological symptoms such as weakness, movement disorders, or sensory disturbances that are not explained by medical conditions but are associated with psychological factors.
What is Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)?
The first local CVL Chief of Neurology
Who is George York?
The Neurologist who is commuting the farthest to work
Who is MK
This part of the brain is involved in the regulation of body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
What is the hypothalamus?
This neurologist identified a type of encephalopathy associated with chronic alcoholism
Who is Sergei Korsakoff?
This genetic disorder causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, leading to movement, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms.
What is Huntington's disease?