Dementia/Alzheimer's
Name three tests that help to support the diagnosis of Alzheimers?
MRI, PET SCAN, CT, LUMBAR PUNCTURE
What is the Formal name for Downs Syndrome?
Trisomy 21
Parkinson's usually manifests after what age?
50
a left sided stroke will affect which side of the body?
right
The disease Professor Miller's mom suffers from?
What is: Stroke, hypertension, Alzheimer's, dementia (any of these answers will be accepted)
Upon autopsy, a human brain afflicted with dementia or Alzheimer's typically looks ________?
Atrophied, shrunken
List 4 common physical signs of Downs
Decreased muscle tone, excess skin at nape of neck, flattened nose, upward slanting eyes, small ears, small mouth, wide short hands with short fingers, single palmar crease, white spots on the colored part of the eye.
The shaking movements that most parkinson's patients exhibit are called ______?
tremors
what is it called when there is a total loss of the ability to speak after a stroke?
Aphasia
what is the formal name of the device used to obtain a manual blood pressure on a patient?
Bouts of wandering, agitation and restlessness during the evening is called _________?
Sundowners
What is the name of the restaurant in McKinney that employs individuals with developmental disabilities?
Hugs Cafe
An excess of this neurotransmitter in the body helps contribute to muscular weakness, paralysis and muscular fasciculation in parkinson's patients
ACh - Acetylcholine
What acronym helps to diagnose and recognize a new onset stroke?
FAST
what is the formal name for the emotional instability a stroke patient experiences?
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA)
The second most common type of dementia, behind Alzheimer's is called _________??
Lewy Body
The life expectancy for adults with Downs is what age or older depending on severity of health problems?
60 years old
Gait is short, shuffling, difficulty stopping, etc
What type of stroke is usually temporary and doesn't cause permanent damage?
TIA
How many milliliters are in a teaspoon?
5
Due to the APOE and ABCA7 genes, what Ethnicity or Race of people are at an increased risk for the development of Alzheimer's than non-Hispanic white people?????
African American and Hispanic
The biggest musculoskeletal concern for children and adults with Downs syndrome is ?
Atlantoaxial Instability
What surgical intervention helps reduce the amount of tremors in parkinson's patients?
Deep Brain Stimulator placement
what is the expensive drug used during a stroke in the ED ??
tPA
Renee Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1816?
Stethascope!