Disorder Review

Degenerative loss of memory & thinking caused by a chemical disorder

Inflammation around the CNS caused by a virus or bacterium

Infection of a PNS neuron by a virus causes paralysis to the face

Short, unpredictable stimulus of brain neurons resulting in seizures

For a few days, while running a high fever, the patient cannot think or remember properly, and seems very confused.

Infection of a PNS by a virus causes pain, sometimes severe

Severe headache of multiple origins; causes nausea & vomitting

Symptoms include paralysis, often to only one side of the body; caused by a lack of oxygen to part of the brain due to obstruction in vessel.

Onset late in life causing permanent loss of short-term and recent memory, confusion, disorientation, forgetfulness, and eventually death

Degenerative autoimmune disease causing learning & reading difficulties

Visual & auditory patterns disorganized causing learning & reading difficulties

A degenerative disease with onset late in life causing tremors, sensory malfunction, stiff facial expressions and impaired muscle response

Temporary paralysis throughout the body triggered by the immune system's response to viral infection; full recovery expected