nervous system disorders Quiz

Which of the following are symptoms of Parkinsons Disease?

• Loss of Balance

• Tremor

• All of the above

• Freeze Attacks

What is the age range for Parkinson’s disease?

• 0-12

• 13-28

• 29-45

• 50+

What is Alzheimer's?

• A disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior

• Deterioration of the brain causing lack of emotion and physical abilities

What are the symptoms of the disease?

• Wandering/pacing

• Confusion

• Loss of speech

• All of the above

This disease is a result of degeneration of neurons causing memory loss and lack of response to stimuli

• Parkinson's disease

• ALS

• multiple sclerosis

• Alzheimer's disease

Recurrent seizure activity

• epilepsy

• spina bifida

• Tourette's syndrome

• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

This disease is the result of degeneration of motor neurons causing impaired movement and eventually complete paralysis. This disease is fatal.

• Alzheimer's disease

• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• epilepsy

• multiple sclerosis

This is an autoimmune disorder in which the myelin sheath is destroyed. This causes severe muscle weakness

• myasthenia gravis

• epilepsy

• multiple sclerosis

• Parkinson's disease

This disorder is a degeneration of brain’s nerves leading to tremors and muscle weakness

• Parkinson's disease

• Tourette's syndrome

• epilepsy

• meningitis

–inflammation of protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord

–can be caused by a bacteria,

virus, or fungus.

• encephalitis

• meningitis

• Tourette's syndrome

• paraplegia