Exam 16: Alterations in Cognitive Systems, Cerebral Hemodynamics and Motor Function

Which description is consistent with a complex partial seizure?

Most dysphasias are associated with cerebrovascular accidents involving which artery?

A sudden, explosive, disorderly discharge of cerebral neurons is termed:

Parkinson disease is a degenerative disorder of the:

Which disease process is infratentorial?

In amyotrophy, paresis and paralysis are segmental.Why is the segmental character of weakness difficult to recognize? The weakness resulting from the segmental paresis and paralysis characteristic of amyotrophy is difficult to recognize because:

Vomiting is associated with CNS injuries that compress which anatomic location(s)?

What causes stage 1 of intracranial hypertension? Stage 1 intracranial hypertension is caused by the:

Tactile agnosia is related to injury of the:

Which is an example of a disease process producing diffuse cortical dysfunction?

Subarachnoid hemorrhage causes communicating hydrocephalus by obstructing:

With receptive dysphasia (fluent), the individual is able to:

The body compensates to a rise in intracranial pressure by first displacing:

Cognitive operations cannot occur without the _____ functioning.

Cerebral edema is an increase in the fluid content of the:

Dilated and sluggish pupils, widening pulse pressure, and bradycardia are clinical findings evident of which stage of intracranial hypertension?

Which of the following is the most critical index of nervous system dysfunction?

Vegetative state is another term for locked-in syndrome.

A seizure that starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the arm and extends to the leg is known as a(n) _____ seizure.

In Parkinson disease (PD) the basal ganglia influences the hypothalamic function to produce which grouping of clinical manifestations?