Exam 29: Neurology and Nervous System Disorders

A patient with a ________________ intervertebral disk might benefit from surgery such as a diskectomy or laminectomy.

The ____________ cortex in the parietal lobe analyzes sensory information carried by nerve impulses from the tongue and taste receptors.

The autopsy report read,"Numerous neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques are seen in the brain tissue." The diagnosis for this patient would be:

A blood clot in a large artery on the left side of the brain can cause symptoms of paralysis on the right side of the body.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means tumor composed of starlike structure cells?

Which neurotransmitter is the body's own natural pain reliever?

A very deep,anterior-to-posterior fissure divides the cerebrum into what right and left structures?

A traumatic injury to the skull can cause a:

Shaken baby syndrome can cause:

The surgical procedure that inserts a plastic tube from the ventricle of the brain to the peritoneal cavity to continuously removes excess cerebrospinal fluid is called a ____________ shunt.

Tardive dyskinesia is a side effect that includes blinking and tongue movements caused by drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease.

All of the following are types of brain tumors except:

Neurofibromatosis is also known as:

The middle layer of the meninges that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord is known as the:

In the later stages of Parkinson's disease,the patient showed:

____________'s sign is a result of a neurologic test in which the metal handle of a percussion hammer is used to firmly stroke the lateral sole of the foot from the heel to the toes.

Which radiologic procedure uses x-rays and an opaque contrast dye to create multiple three-dimensional images of the brain or spinal cord?

____________ is a multifaceted test used to diagnose the many underlying conditions that can cause insomnia,sleep disruption,sleep apnea,or narcolepsy.

Spinal bifida may result in a hernia of the spinal cord and its covering membrane protruding to the outside of the body.This condition is known as:

All of the following are congenital conditions that are present at birth except: