Exam 13: Diseases of the Nervous System and the Special Senses

_____ is an acute painful inflammation of sensory neurons caused by reactivation of the latent chickenpox virus.

Medical treatment for multiple sclerosis includes antispasmodics to control muscle spasms.

Most cases of encephalitis _____.

While most brain tumors are benign, both benign and malignant tumors are serious because they can impair vitally important areas.

_____ is an acute inflammation of the first two meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord.

One type of neuron is the _____, which carries nervous impulses between neurons.

Because Huntington's disease is an _____ disorder, having a parent with HD gives each child a 50% chance of inheriting HD.

The _____ space is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

In bacterial meningitis, the cerebrospinal fluid has _____.

A transient _____ attack is known as a "mini-stroke."

The nervous system coordinates and controls all of the body's functions and plays a central role in maintaining _____.

_____ is a condition of the buildup of CSF around the brain.

Infants who use _____ during flu and chickenpox infections are at risk for Reye syndrome.

Ischemic strokes are treated with _____ drugs.

The signs and symptoms of ALS often begin with noticeable shaking in the hands and rigid, masklike facial muscles.

The somatic nervous system includes 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 24 pairs of spinal nerves.

_____ pairs of spinal nerves originate in the spinal cord, carrying bundles of sensory and motor neurons throughout the body.

Shingles can be prevented in children with the chickenpox vaccine.

Spinal cord damage is _____.

Trigeminal neuralgia is severe chronic pain resulting from dysfunction of the _____ cranial nerve.