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A weak or thin spot in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain that baloons out and fills with blood

What are the three types of cerebral aneurysms, and which is the most common

The tendency to behave as if one side side of the body and/or one side space does not exsist

An occlusion of a vessel by extraneous material such as a blood clot (thrombus), tumor, air, fat, clump of bacteria, plaque fragments from atherosclerotic disease

Patient comprehends and has fluent speech but cannot translate what was said into a proper reply

Small emboli mat occlude small vessels causing a loss of neurologic function. Usually resolves in a few minutes to less than 24 hours.

Results when the communication between a major artery and vein do not develop normally-- results in a mass of tortuous interconnecting channels

Common cause of memory loss in the elderly; often caused by multiple silent strokes

Name the warning signs of a stroke

Most commonly, MS first appears as a series of attacks followed by complete or partial remission with a period of stability in-between attacks. This is called

A disease affecting neurons which leads to respiratory failure (the ultimate cause of death)

Brown Sequard involves a loss of pain and temp on the ____________ side of body

Brown Sequard involves a loss of proprioceptive & discriminative touch on the _____________ side of body

Brown Sequard involves motor loss on the __________ side of body

An inherited disease causing progressive damage to the nervous system. First symptoms to appear is the difficulty walking that gradually worsens

The most common cause of death in Friedrich's Ataxia

Occurs when the connections between two hemispheres are severed

Pain occurs contralateral to area of brain injured by the stroke -- on side of body affected by stroke.

Clear speech, normal rate, words inappropriate

A birth defect where the corpus callasum is either partially or completely absent

Disorder of Cortical Region - impaired ability to discriminate intensity and quality of stimuli (wont know if corduroy or silk)
Localization of pain intact

Disorder of Specific Cortical Region - Results in contralateral homonymous hemianopsia (lost vision on opposite side)

The inability to recognize objects using a specific sense although have the knowledge of object's characteristics

Feel coin but dont know if quarter or dime

See bird on windowsill but dont know its a bird

Cant read

Person understands language and knows what he or she wants to say but cannot say it

Cant tell the difference between the doorbell and a footstep

What is prosopagnosia

Speech disorder due to paralysis of the vocal muscles

Inability to perform a movement or sequence of movements despite intact sensation, motor output and understanding of task to be performed

Cannot comprehend the relationship of parts to the whole

A disturbance of the comprehension or formulation of language. It occurs with lesions to DOMINANT hemisphere

Expressive Aphasia is the result of a lesion to

Inability to write

Contralateral Neglect occurs with lesions in the

If a person is neglecting the left side of the body, which part of brain has been damaged

Loss of Broca and Wernicki areas

Aphasia occurs with lesions in which hemisphere

Name 3 things that occur with lesions of the NON DOMINANT hemisphere

Controversive Pushing or Pusher's Syndrome may be a ____________ problem or a __________ issue.

Extinct when you touch both sides at one time

Lesions in this area produce Apathy & lack of goal-directed behavior/ person may not take care of their basic needs

Lesions to this area lead to poor judgment, risky behavior, socially unacceptable behavior, impulsiveness

Lesion to this area produces inability to comprehend language