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| abnormal electrical patterns in the brain indicate underlying disease. 75% of affected adults have no clinical explanation. Common reasons: high fever: chemical disturbance, brain tumor, congenital brain abnormalities such as epilepsy. always requires a visit to a physician for evaluation. |
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| inflammation of the nerve-caused by mechanical agents such as pressure compression, dislocation of bones or toxins such as lead, gold, arsenic, alcohol, or metabolic disorders. treatment may require detoxification or antibiotics |
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| severe spams of pain along with distribution of peripheral sensory nerves. there is no structural change as seen in neuritis. mostly involving the face, legs-treatment with analgesics for pain |
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| chronic syndrome involving recurrent episodes of sleep taking place at any time. sometimes momentary muscle paralysis during periods of emotional stress. |
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| inflammation of the brain due to several agents mostly virus or bacterial, very infectious, headache high fever, stiff neck, antibiotics for used for bacteria, mortality 50% if untreated. |
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| in the absence of treatment 10-15% of patients will experience central nervous system involvement. Impaired memory, lack of sigh, delusions, hallucination. or complete dementia. antibiotics are still somewhat effective |
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| infection of dorsal root ganglion causing shingles (rashes) in order individuals greater then 50- vesicular eruption and pain in the skin of the trunk of the body-similar to chicken pox virus- no real treatment but analgesics for pain |
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| without treatment it is fatal due to transmission of virus from mammals to man through saliva- causing an increase stimulation of the nervous system - treatment Pasteur's vaccine injected into the abdomen |
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| [image]Cerebovascular Disease-CVA-Stroke |
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| lack of blood supply to specific regions of the brain. thrombus - in occluded vessel, embolism in the vessel. treatment with anti-clot injections or angioplasty with the removal of the clot. these cannot be used with a cerebral hemorrhage. |
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| [image]Parkinson's - shaking palsy |
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| brain degeneration caused by unknown agents resulting in decrease of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, usually affecting muscle control and posture, but mind remains clear. treatment with levodopa to balance neurotransmitters. unfortunately, the effectiveness wears off. electrodes in brain are being used. |
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| neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord |
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| benign and malignant tumors causing cessation of normal nervous activities. Pressure of surrounding tissues can cause specific symptoms for specific regions of the brain. Many are metastatic tumors-Surgery and adiation, and chemotherapy are common. |
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| [image]Multiple sclerosis |
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| unknown origin and no cure, characterized by the degeneration of the myelin sheets causing numerous symptoms with increased nerve dysfunction resulting with death |
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| virus disease which attacks the cell bodies of somatic motor neurons to skeletal muscle - paralysis is often followed - limbs and chest are affected. polio vaccine has almost eliminated the disease |
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| most common psychiatric conditions: anxiety, phobic, obsessive-compulsive behavior, hysteria, hypochondriac, depression. conact with really maintained but with an exaggerated response to reality. can usually controlled with medications |
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| loss contact with reality - delusion, hallucinations, extreme depression, manic depression. patients typically have to be treated with medication and hospitalization, can be a hazard to themselves. a serious and long term mental dysfunction. today many people are free from symptoms |
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| abnormal fear or aversion to environmental hazards such as heights, animals, elevators, going outside, flying , etc. antidepressants are effective |
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| excessive excitement, exalted feelings, delusions of grandeur, feeling of empowerment usually linked with manic depressive states. treated with various medications |
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| dejection, lack of hop absence of cheerfulness, differentiated from grief that is realistic and proportionate to that which is lost. commonly found in college age students. treated with antidepressants and psychotherapy. |
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| alternates from state of mania to depression. common in artistic and highly self-motivated patients. bipolar patients can be treated with medication to ameliorate the mood swings |
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| sudden fear of feeling impending doom. usually caused by biochemical imbalance within the brain-can be treated with desensitization and medication |
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| disconnection of thoughts and feelings from actions, hearing voices, lose of control of actions.. begins with gradual social withdraw and ending with hallucinations. may be caused by biochemical abnormality that can be treated by medication |
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| feeble mindedness,caused by genetic metabolism defect called phenylketoneuria. causes an impaired mental development. treatment is possible through medications. |
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| obsession of losing weight. irrational ideas about nutrition, distorted sense of body image and self-worth, loss of appetite, weight; most common in teenagers and young women. treatment is psychotherapy. one of the few psychiatric disorders that can leader to death |
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| the practice of regurgitation after a meal to an obsession to lose weight to improve ones body image. destruction of upper digestive tracts, loss of nutrition and death. Treatment is psychotherapy. |
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| seizures involving various combination of motor, sensory, or complete loss of consciousness. Treatments with antiseizure medications |
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| general seizure involving motor spasms and unconsciousness |
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| seizures consisting of momentary unconsciousness. it can be almost unnoticed by the patient. mostly in young children |
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| [image]catalepsy (cataplexy) |
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| sudden diminished responsiveness, trance-like state sleep paralysis, inability to move or speak, often conciousness remains but unable to respond. sometimes called catania |
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| difficulty of reading words and symbols, reversal and orientation problems with the brain and eye connection. treated with visual therapy. but never really cured |
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| diminished or loss of comprehension of speech and written words. maybe the result of a stroke or a brain trauma. no real cure |
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| a malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system of young children, exhibiting exaggerated sympathetic effects such as heart rate problems. high blood pressure, etc. surgical removal of tumor and chemotherapy can help |
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| lesion development with cerebral cortex, dementia ensues, thought to be caused by genetic or environmental triggers. no known cures. treatment involves helping patients with their personal needs. |
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| damage to the brain tissue prior birth that is permanent, non-progressive, with loss of muscle control and last for a lifetime probably causes are prenatal infections, poisons, mechanical trauma, or reduced oxygen, etc. no real cure. |
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| paralysis of 7th facial nerve, loss of muscle function in one side of face, can be temporary of irreversible, caused by infection of compression of nerve, steroid medications are useful with supportive collar |
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| inflammation of main nerve in the leg, usually compression of hip muscles, trauma, bacterial infection, or small of inter-vertebral disc in lumbar region, can be very painful, most common in older adults. physical therapy, analgesics can relieve pain |
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| [image]traumatic brain injury |
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| from sports, car accidents, falls, physical assaults, symptoms requiring immediate evaluation include: fracture of skull or face, swelling at sight of injury, change in consciousness, confusion, unusual behavior, severe headache, convulsions, stiff neck, vomiting, slow breathing rate, drowsiness, unequal pupil size, fluids draining from nose, mouth or ears, inability to move one or more limbs |
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