HBS 225 Doctor is in and 231 Hormones

Patient one suffers from pins/needles, fatigue, and balance problems. She was diagnosed with

• Epilepsy

• Lou Gehrig's disease

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Idiopathic disease

Those who have multiple sclerosis

• lose the myelin sheaths around their neurons

• lose a multitude of neurons

• suffer from seizures due to abnormal discharges

• lose dopamine neurotransmitting cells

Patient 2 is elderly and suffers from memory loss, lack of emotional control, confusion, and forgetfulness. He has

• Alzheimer's disease

• Dementia

• Multiple sclerosis

• Epilepsy

Those who have Alzheimer's disease

• have abnormal electrical discharges in the brain

• have less acetylcholine and develop amyloid plaques

• lose the myelin around their neurons

• lose dopamine producing cells

Patient 3 is a 10 year old boy who is angry, aggressive, and suffers from convulsions. He is diagnosed with

• Seizures

• Epilepsy

• ALS

• Huntington's Disease

Epilepsy is caused by

• genetically programmed damage to neurons

• loss of dopamine secreting cells

• loss of motor neurons in the body

• abnormal electrical discharges from neurons

Patient 4 is a 55 year old male who is moving slowly, loses his balance, and has shaky hands. He is diagnosed with

• Epilepsy

• ALS

• Parkinson's disease

• Dementia

Parkinson's disease results from

• death of only the motor neurons in the body

• loss of acetylcholine secreting cells

• loss of dopamine secreting cells

• genetically programmed damage to neurons

Patient 5 is a 45 year old male who has muscle weakness, is tripping and stumbling, and has slurred speech but says he feels fine mentally.

• Epilepsy

• ALS

• Huntington's disease

• Seizures

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gerhig's disease) is caused by

• loss of motor neurons

• loss of sensory neurons

• loss of electrical control over neurons

• loss of dopamine secreting cells