Module 12
one-sided facial paralysis
Bell's Palsy
An individual who alternates between periods of deep depression and mania may have the following disorder
Bipolar disorder
The condition of being awake and alert
Conscious
anorexia nervosa
Feeding and eating disorder
localized seizure affecting a limb
Focal seizure
pyromania
Impulse control disorder
myasthenia gravis
Insufficient neurotransmitter at a synapse
Disorder characterized by exaggerated feelings of persecution
Paranoid personality
Paralysis of the lower portion of the body
Paraplegia
Medically term for abnormal sensation such as tingling or burning
Paresthesia
Shingles
Resulting from a herpes zoster virus infection of the nerve root
A patient diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder would have an abnormal sense of
Self-importance
An aura
Sensation that occurs prior to a seizure
Medical terms for fainting
Syncope
Which part of the brain serves as a center for relying impulses from the eyes, ears, and skin to the cerebrum?
Thalamus
Sulci
The valleys separating the convulsions on the surface of the cerebrum
Which part of the brain is responsible for thoughts, judgment, memory, problem-solving, and language?
cerebrum
Parkinson's disease
characterized by fine tremors Muscle rigidity and shuffling gait
paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
Dementia
neurological disorder
analgesic
relieves minor pain
CVA
stroke
dopaminergic drugs
treats Parkinson's disease
cerebral angiography
x-ray imaging of the blood vessels in the brain after the injection of contrast material into an artery
