TERM
What is the rate of onset in structural or metabolic
comas?
structural = rapid onset
metabolic = gradual onset
TERM
How can different kinds of dementias be classified?
1. etiologic factors (trauma, tumors, vascular disorders)
2. clinical and laboratory signs
3. cortical vs. subcortical
TERM
What is neuroinflammation due to in AD?
the exact mechanism is unknown!!
,TERM
What type of confusion has components of organic and
functional confusion?
post-ictal confusion
TERM
What are some conditions that hemorrhagic stroke might
occur secondarily to?
traumatic brain injury
bleeding into ischemic brain infarction or tumor
bleeding disorder
anticoagulation therapy
TERM
What is the definition of full consciousness?
, a state of awareness both of oneself and of the
environment and appropriate responses to that
environment
TERM
What is impairment of motor function known as partial
paralysis?
paresis
TERM
What are some probable seizure causes in young adults?
alcohol or drug withdrawal
brain tumor
idiopathic
TERM
What are some mechanisms that lead to dementia?
, 1. neurodegeneration - probably due to genetics
2. atherosclerosis - multiple foci of infarction
3. trauma - lesions in the cerebral convultions
4. compression - increased ICP and hydrocephalus
TERM
What does "spastic paralysis" indicate?
upper motor neuron dysfunction
TERM
What distinguishes simple and complex partial seizures?
whether consciousness is somehow impaired
simple - no impairment
complex - some sort of loss of consciousness
TERM
What is the rate of onset in structural or metabolic
comas?
structural = rapid onset
metabolic = gradual onset
TERM
How can different kinds of dementias be classified?
1. etiologic factors (trauma, tumors, vascular disorders)
2. clinical and laboratory signs
3. cortical vs. subcortical
TERM
What is neuroinflammation due to in AD?
the exact mechanism is unknown!!
,TERM
What type of confusion has components of organic and
functional confusion?
post-ictal confusion
TERM
What are some conditions that hemorrhagic stroke might
occur secondarily to?
traumatic brain injury
bleeding into ischemic brain infarction or tumor
bleeding disorder
anticoagulation therapy
TERM
What is the definition of full consciousness?
, a state of awareness both of oneself and of the
environment and appropriate responses to that
environment
TERM
What is impairment of motor function known as partial
paralysis?
paresis
TERM
What are some probable seizure causes in young adults?
alcohol or drug withdrawal
brain tumor
idiopathic
TERM
What are some mechanisms that lead to dementia?
, 1. neurodegeneration - probably due to genetics
2. atherosclerosis - multiple foci of infarction
3. trauma - lesions in the cerebral convultions
4. compression - increased ICP and hydrocephalus
TERM
What does "spastic paralysis" indicate?
upper motor neuron dysfunction
TERM
What distinguishes simple and complex partial seizures?
whether consciousness is somehow impaired
simple - no impairment
complex - some sort of loss of consciousness
TERM
