Nervous System Quiz Review

Commonly known as fainting, the medical term for this condition is

• delirium tremens

• syncope

• seizers

• encephalitis

The medical term ____________________ means inflammation of the brain.

• epilepsy

• migraine

• Neuritis

• encephalitis

Bruising of brain tissue as a result of a head injury is known as-

• delirium

• cerebral contusion

• migraine

• delirium tremens

Which definition best fits what Autism is-

• Group of conditions in which young children have difficulty developing normal social relationships, compulsively follow repetitive routines, and frequently have poor communication skills.

• Stress disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms after a traumatic event during which the patient felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror.

• The disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures due to alcohol withdrawal

• The temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve, which causes drooping only on the affected side of the face

A__________________ headache is characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head.

• migraine

• cognition

• migraine headache

• neurotransmitter

The ____________ - _____________ syndrome is characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis.

• Carotid ultrasonography

• delirium tremens

• Post-traumatic

• Guillain-Barré

The condition of a child being violently shaken by someone is described as __________ __________ syndrome. This action can cause brain injury, blindness, fractures, seizures, paralysis, and death.

• shaken baby

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• multiple sclerosis

• cerebrovascular accident

Which term best defines Post-traumatic stress disorder?

• the temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve, which causes drooping only on the affected side of the face.

• The disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures due to alcohol withdrawal

• The degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement.

• The development of characteristic symptoms after a traumatic event during which the patient felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror.

_________ ___________ is an ultrasound study of the carotid artery to predict or diagnose an ischemic stroke.

• Cerebral Palsy

• Carotid ultrasonography

• Peripheral neuropathy

• meningorrhagia

The disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures due to alcohol withdrawal is known as ___________ _________.

• delirium tremens

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• factitious disorder

• Bell's Palsy