Exam 18: Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction

A healthcare professional is planning a community event to reduce risk of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in high risk groups. Which group would the professional target as the priority?

What indicates that spinal shock is terminating?

What are the initial clinical manifestations immediately noted after a spinal cord injury? (Select all that apply.)

Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?

What is the type of vascular malformation that most often results in hemorrhage?

Microinfarcts resulting in pure motor or pure sensory deficits are the result of which type of stroke?

Where are atheromatous plaques most commonly found?

A herniation of which disk will likely result in motor and sensory changes of the lateral lower legs and soles of the feet?

Which vascular malformation is characterized by arteries that feed directly into veins through vascular tangles of abnormal vessels?

Which clinical finding is considered a diagnostic indicator for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM)?

A right hemisphere embolic CVA has resulted in left-sided paralysis and reduced sensation of the left foot and leg. Which cerebral artery is most likely affected by the emboli?

A patient has AIDS and reports fever, clumsiness, difficulty with balance and walking, and trouble speaking. What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the patient about?

A person has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and asks the healthcare professional to explain the disease. What description by the professional is most accurate?

A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the healthcare professional assess as the priority in this patient?

Which clinical manifestations are characteristic of cluster headaches? (Select all that apply.)

What does a healthcare professional explain to a student about myasthenia gravis?

Why does a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating?

In children, how are most intracranial tumors located?

What do diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in?

A patient has been hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The patient asks how this could have occurred. What response by the healthcare professional is best?