Diseases
Excessive, uncontrolled electrical movements in the brain.
Seizure
Airway.
This diagnostic tool is used in the determination of brain death...
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
If I know who and where I am, but not the time...I am said to be alert and what?
oriented x 2
Any time of trauma will likely have me wearing one of these to stabilize my cervical spine.
Cervical Collar.
Characterized by multiple plaques present in the brain, causing demyelination.
Multiple Sclerosis
A result of most Thoracic spine injuries, this term refers to someone who cannot move their lower extremities.
Paraplegic
This test is helpful in distinguishing muscle problems from nerve problems...
Electromyelogram (EMG)
A genetic disease of forgetfulness, someone with this disease may recall things from long ago,but have difficulty with short-term memory..
Alzhemier's
The eyes of an animal, I am a symptom of a Basilar Skull Fracture...
Raccoon Eyes
A neurodegenerative disease, causing progressive loss of motor neurons. Stephen Hawking had this...
Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
A break at C1-C3 involves the injury of this, an area of the brain controlling respiratory ability and heart rate.
Brain stem
I am an important level in Parkinsons's Disease...
Dopamine
The official assessment terminology of confusion...
Altered Mental Status
This test may help me differentiate nasal drainage from Cerebrospinal fluid..
Halo Test
Huntington's Disease
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and.....(Blank). We are all spinal cord injuries.
Sacral
If I want to diagnose Multiple Sclerosis...I will use..this type of scan..
MRI
Someone who often gets confused in the hospital may be experiencing what condition?
Delirium
This type of injury occurs below the dura of the brain..
Subdural Hematoma
More than Back to the Future, a decreased dopamine level is an indication for this neurological disease.
Parkinsons.
If I fracture this part of the spine, I will likely not be able to use my legs or a portion of my arms...
Thoracic
The three parts of a Glascow Coma Score (GCS) are:
Eye Response
Verbal Response
Motor Response
The pathology behind both Alzheimer's Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the brain is said to be doing what...
Shrinking
The ventricles of the brain are critical for directing cerebrospinal fluid, When they are displaced, this is the medical term....
Mid-line shift