Neurological Disorders

Identify the disorder: symptoms include...

• ALS

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Bell's Palsy

Which AGE GROUP is affected most by Alzheimer's disease?

• 60-65 year olds
• 20-30 year olds
• 40-50 year olds
• children

True or False: Alzheimer's Disease can go away completely with treatment.

• True
• False

What kind of disease is multiple sclerosis?

• Infectious

• Viral

• Autoimmune

• Blood

Multiple Sclerosis is

• A progressive autoimmune condition in which the neurons of the central nervous system demyelinate

• Immune system attacks the joints

• When the immune system attacks blood vessels

The clear cause of MS remains unknown, though ____________ may be important factors.

• Ethnicity, diet, and antibiotic resistance

• Height, blood pressure, and birth order

• Sleep hygiene, emotional health, childhood habits

• Environment, viruses, and genetics

What is the most common type of MS?

• Secondary progressive MS

• Relapsing remitting MS

• Primary progressive MS

• Benign

MS affects central nervous system (CNS). Which part of the CNS is affected

• Nerve cell(neurons)

• Myelin

• Plaques

• Vertebrae

Which of the following is the most helpful study in the clinical investigation of MS?

• MRI

• Radiography

• Visual evoked potentials

• Lumbar puncture

Criteria used in the diagnosis of MS

• Jones

• Duke

• McDonald