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Alzheimer's disease/dementia - definition -
correct answer ✅a type of dementia that causes problems with
memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly
and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with
daily tasks
Multiple Sclerosis - definition, symptoms, treatment -
correct answer ✅Autoimmune disease with sporadic attacks,
typically occurs between age 20 - 40.
Myasthenia Gravis - definition -
correct answer ✅Autoimmune disease causes antibodies to attack
and destroy the acetylcholine receptors needed for muscle
contraction, causes muscles to tire and weaken easily, most likely to
occur in women between age 20 and 40 or men between 50 and 70
Parkinson's syndrome - definition -
correct answer ✅Loss of dopamine producing cells in the brain
Gillian-Barre syndrome - definition, symptoms, treatment: -
correct answer ✅an autoimmune disorder (the body's immune
system attacks itself). The syndrome may occur at any age, but is
most common in people of both sexes between ages 30 and 50.
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What is the definition of: concussion -
correct answer ✅a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your
brain functions. Effects are usually temporary, but can include
problems with headache, concentration, memory, judgment,
balance and coordination
diffuse axonal injury - definition -
correct answer ✅a type of brain injury caused by shearing forces
that occur between different parts of the brain as a result of
rotational acceleration. The corpus callosum and the brainstem are
often affected.
headache - definition, symptoms, treatment -
correct answer ✅...
Seizure disorders - definition -
correct answer ✅...a sudden disruption of the brain's normal
electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or
other neurological and behavioral manifestations, may include
repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.