Exam 29: Neurology and Nervous System Disorders

Sensory information consists of all of the following,except:

____________ ____________ is a nutrient found in prenatal vitamins and fortified cereals that helps prevent the occurrence of myelomeningocele in babies.

Which is the only cranial nerve that travels outside of the area of the head and neck?

Which abbreviation is associated with a test to show the metabolism in areas of the brain?

Because of close living quarters in a dormitory,lack of sleep,and other factors,this infection can spread rapidly among college students.

In a diving accident,the patient severely injured his cervical spinal cord at the level of C2.As a result,he became a ____________ and was paralyzed from the neck down,including all four extremities.

A very deep ____________ that runs anterior to posterior divides the cerebrum into right and left hemispheres.

Decreased areas of metabolism in the brain as shown on a PET scan could be due to all of the following except:

Cerebrospinal fluid can be examined by doing a/an:

A cerebrovascular accident is an automobile accident caused by a stroke.

All of the following are true about a carotid endarterectomy except:

Brief,involuntary episodes of falling asleep are known as ____________.

The TENS unit is a device that is used to control chronic pain.

Which hemisphere of the brain performs mathematical and logical reasoning and problem-solving?

Complex partial seizures are also known as psychomotor seizures.

A reflex is a purposeful,voluntary muscle response to a stimulus.

In this condition,excessive cerebrospinal fluid increases the intracranial pressure,distends the ventricles of the brain,and compresses brain tissue.

Also known as antiepileptic drugs,____________ drugs are given to prevent the seizures of epilepsy.

The numerical scale that measures the depth of a coma is known as the ____________ Coma Scale.

____________ is acute or chronic pain when a herniated disk presses against the spinal nerve roots.