What is the term for the following definition: Progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, eventually causing dementia.

What is the term for the following definition: Progressive disease in which the protective covering on nerves that help send messages to and from the brain breaks down over time; causes problems with balance and walking.

What is the term for the following definition: Progressive, incurable disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate, affecting muscle function and causing stooped posture, shuffling gait, and tremors (shaking).

What is the term for the following definition: Inflammation of the brain.

What is the term for the following definition: Inflammation of meninges, membranes that cover brain and spinal cord.

What is the term for the following definition: Nerve pain caused by irritation, infection, or damage in a nerve.

What is the term for the following definition: Disease or dysfunction of one or more nerves, causing numbness, tingling, and/or pain.

What is the term for the following definition: Blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel leaks or ruptures within the brain; stroke.

What is the term for the following definition: Stroke caused by a blockage of blood vessel.

What is the term for the following definition: Brief (or transient) lack of blood supply to the brain and can cause stroke-like symptoms; mini-stroke.

What is the term for the following definition: Injury caused by trauma to the head that results in severe damage to the brain that may be mild, moderate, or severe.

What is the term for the following definition: Neurological disorder linked to repeated trauma of the head often found in athletes.

What is the term for the following definition: Infection of middle ear; more common in infants and toddlers.

What is the term for the following definition: Age related hearing loss due to bones in ear becoming more rigid with age, hard to transmit sound.

What is the term for the following definition: Brain disorder that results from a disruption of normal electrical impulses in the brain; caused by repeated seizures.

What is the condition of ringing, roaring, buzzing, or hissing in the ear(s) not related to sounds in environment called?

What is the condition in which macula (part of retina responsible for central vision) gradually deteriorates, causing vision loss?

What is the condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque, causing vision loss?

What is the inflammation of the conjunctiva usually related to bacterial infection, allergies, or virus; pink eye?

What is the loss of ability to move all or part of body, which often includes loss of feeling in the affected area called?

What is the disease in which increased pressure inside the eye causes damage that often leads to vision loss and blindness?

What is the general term used to describe a disease state of retina?

What is the ability to see objects in the distance better than objects nearby; farsightedness called?

What is the condition of the eyes in which there is loss of vision due to brain not recognizing signals from one of the eyes; lazy eye?

What is the ability to see objects nearby more clearly than objects far away; nearsightedness called?

What is double vision called?

What is having normal, 20/20, vision called?

What is the anxiety disorder that is characterized by chronic anxiety and worry, even when there is no cause for these feelings?

What is the mental health disorder that causes a person to swing from periods of deep depression (depressive episode) to periods of extreme activity (manic episode)?

What is the disorder characterized by a person having regular panic attacks or living with chronic anxiety or living with chronic anxiety about having another attack?

What is characterized by a loss of interest in everything a person once cared about among other symptoms; depression?

What is the disorder that causes repeated intrusive behavior or thoughts that cause anxiety or stress?

What is the mental health disorder that affects a person’s ability to think and communicate clearly; affects ability to manage emotions, make decisions, and understand reality?

What is the medical specialty related to diagnosis and treatment of nervous system?

Who is the medical doctor who diagnoses and treats conditions of the nervous system?

What is the condition of total hearing loss; total deafness called?

What is the congenital (present at birth) condition in which the brain or a large portion of brain is absent?

What is the inability or impairment of ability to communicate due to dysfunction in the brain; can affect speaking, writing and understanding called?

What is the vision defect caused by abnormal curvature of cornea; light is spread widely as it enters eye than at a single point called?

Who is the healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats conditions related to hearing function and loss?

What is the paralysis of one side of the face likely caused by inflammation of the facial nerve; may be caused by a virus or other factors. Usually temporary called?

What is the medical term for headache?

What is the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord, providing cushion to injury called?

What are involuntary movements of the eyes caused by nervous system dysfunction called?

What is the drooping of a body part; especially an eyelid called?

What is the involuntary, repetitive movement or shaking of a body part called?

What is the sensation of motion or of the motion of one’s surroundings called?

What is the condition in which the eyes are dry called?

What is the surgical removal of an eyeball called?

What is the instrument to view inside of the eye called?

What is the instrument used to view inside of the ear called?

What is the infection of nerve root by the herpes zoster virus that causes an eruption of blisters along a nerve pathway called?

What is the recording of electrical activity of the brain created using electrodes placed on scalp called?

Fill in the blank: __________ is the medical specialty related to diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorder.