Medical Term - Nervous System Questions With Complete
Solutions
how are tumors treated? Correct Answers 1. surgically, if they
have not infiltrated or affected certain essential areas of the brain
2. radiation and medication
how is bacterial meningitis treated? Correct Answers with
antibiotics, but in severe cases it can be fatal
how is hydrocephalus treated? Correct Answers with a shunt
placed from the ventricle of the brain to the peritoneal space to
relieve pressure by draining fluid
how is Parkinson's disease treated? Correct Answers with
drugs that increase the levels of dopamine in the brain to help
relieve symptoms, but does not cure
how is Tourette's treated? Correct Answers there are drugs that
are helpful in controlling symptoms
how is viral meningitis treated? Correct Answers with
medication for some of the uncomfortable symptoms such as
fever and headache
how long does it take for cerebral concussions to clear? Correct
Answers 24 hours
what are 4 altered states of consciousness and what causes these
stages to happen? Correct Answers - lack of oxygen or brain
abnormalities can affect the flow of blood and oxygen to the
, brain, which essentially lead to changes in states of
consciousness
- fainting/syncope, somnolence, & narcolepsy
what are absence and petit mal seizures? Correct Answers mild
seizures that usually include only a momentary disorientation
with the environment
what are anticonvulsants? Correct Answers medication used to
treat epilepsy and other disorders to lessen or prevent
convulsions
what are neurosurgeons? Correct Answers the specialists who
perform surgery on the brain and spinal cord
what are some common symptoms of severe stroke that remain
permanently? Correct Answers dysphasia, aphasia, loss of
muscular control, some paralysis, and disorientation
what are some symptoms that worsen as alzheimer's disease
progresses? (3) Correct Answers *amnesia:* loss of memory
*apraxia:* inability to properly use familiar objects
*agnosia:* inability to receive and understand outside stimuli
what are the side effects of a brain contusion? Correct Answers
extreme disorientation, listlessness, and even death
what are the side effects of a concussion? Correct Answers
nausea, disorientation, dizziness, vomiting, and a coma (if
severe enough)
Solutions
how are tumors treated? Correct Answers 1. surgically, if they
have not infiltrated or affected certain essential areas of the brain
2. radiation and medication
how is bacterial meningitis treated? Correct Answers with
antibiotics, but in severe cases it can be fatal
how is hydrocephalus treated? Correct Answers with a shunt
placed from the ventricle of the brain to the peritoneal space to
relieve pressure by draining fluid
how is Parkinson's disease treated? Correct Answers with
drugs that increase the levels of dopamine in the brain to help
relieve symptoms, but does not cure
how is Tourette's treated? Correct Answers there are drugs that
are helpful in controlling symptoms
how is viral meningitis treated? Correct Answers with
medication for some of the uncomfortable symptoms such as
fever and headache
how long does it take for cerebral concussions to clear? Correct
Answers 24 hours
what are 4 altered states of consciousness and what causes these
stages to happen? Correct Answers - lack of oxygen or brain
abnormalities can affect the flow of blood and oxygen to the
, brain, which essentially lead to changes in states of
consciousness
- fainting/syncope, somnolence, & narcolepsy
what are absence and petit mal seizures? Correct Answers mild
seizures that usually include only a momentary disorientation
with the environment
what are anticonvulsants? Correct Answers medication used to
treat epilepsy and other disorders to lessen or prevent
convulsions
what are neurosurgeons? Correct Answers the specialists who
perform surgery on the brain and spinal cord
what are some common symptoms of severe stroke that remain
permanently? Correct Answers dysphasia, aphasia, loss of
muscular control, some paralysis, and disorientation
what are some symptoms that worsen as alzheimer's disease
progresses? (3) Correct Answers *amnesia:* loss of memory
*apraxia:* inability to properly use familiar objects
*agnosia:* inability to receive and understand outside stimuli
what are the side effects of a brain contusion? Correct Answers
extreme disorientation, listlessness, and even death
what are the side effects of a concussion? Correct Answers
nausea, disorientation, dizziness, vomiting, and a coma (if
severe enough)
