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neurodegenerative diseases Answer: The following are examples of what: multiple
sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre syndrome
(GBS), Huntington's disease, Dementia
akinesia Answer: impairment of voluntary and spontaneous movement initiation resulting
in freezing, especially during gait activities
bradykinesia Answer: slowed motor movements
dysmetria Answer: decreased coordination of movements
rigidity Answer: muscle stiffness that impairs movement
fasciculation Answer: involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation; observed as a
muscle twitch
festinating gait Answer: small rapid steps resulting from a forward-tilted head and trunk
posture
paresthesia Answer: numbness and tingling because of sensory nerve changes
MS Answer: Chronic, progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system; a
person's own body attacks the myelin sheath that covers the neurons of the brain and
spinal cord. This demyelination produces scar tissue or plaque (sclerosis) on the myelin
sheath of nerve fibers that interferes with the axon's ability to conduct impulses. The result
is impaired nerve conduction and inflammation which causes neurological dysfunction.
true Answer: True or false: MS is the most frequently diagnosed neurological condition that
can cause disability in young adults; with women being affected more than men at a ratio
of 3:1.
, ataxia, partial or complete paralysis, muscle spasticity, weakness, extreme fatigue,
intention tremors, dysphagia Answer: What are common motor symptoms of MS?
paresthesia impacting perceptual skills, vertigo, pain Answer: What are common sensory
symptoms of MS?
diplopia, blurred vision, loss of visual acuity Answer: What are common visual symptoms
of MS?
slurred speech, slow enunciation Answer: What are common communication symptoms
of MS?
incontinence, increased frequency Answer: What are common bowel and bladder
symptoms of MS?
short term memory loss, attention, decreased processing speed, impaired executive
functioning Answer: What are common cognitive symptoms of MS?
true Answer: True or false: At this time, no cure or treatments that eliminate the disease
are available. The goal of medical and rehabilitation treatment is to minimize the severity,
amount, and length of exacerbation in order to improve function.
relapsing remitting Answer: This classification of MS involves a fluctuating course of
relapses with associated neurologic deficits followed by period of relative quiet
secondary progressing Answer: This classification of MS involves cessation of fluctuations
with slow deterioration
secondary progressive with relapses Answer: This classification of MS involves fluctuation
with relapses and deterioration between relapses
primary progressive Answer: This classification of MS involves deterioration from onset of
disease
progressive relapsing Answer: This classification of MS involves progression with relapses
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neurodegenerative diseases Answer: The following are examples of what: multiple
sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre syndrome
(GBS), Huntington's disease, Dementia
akinesia Answer: impairment of voluntary and spontaneous movement initiation resulting
in freezing, especially during gait activities
bradykinesia Answer: slowed motor movements
dysmetria Answer: decreased coordination of movements
rigidity Answer: muscle stiffness that impairs movement
fasciculation Answer: involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation; observed as a
muscle twitch
festinating gait Answer: small rapid steps resulting from a forward-tilted head and trunk
posture
paresthesia Answer: numbness and tingling because of sensory nerve changes
MS Answer: Chronic, progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system; a
person's own body attacks the myelin sheath that covers the neurons of the brain and
spinal cord. This demyelination produces scar tissue or plaque (sclerosis) on the myelin
sheath of nerve fibers that interferes with the axon's ability to conduct impulses. The result
is impaired nerve conduction and inflammation which causes neurological dysfunction.
true Answer: True or false: MS is the most frequently diagnosed neurological condition that
can cause disability in young adults; with women being affected more than men at a ratio
of 3:1.
, ataxia, partial or complete paralysis, muscle spasticity, weakness, extreme fatigue,
intention tremors, dysphagia Answer: What are common motor symptoms of MS?
paresthesia impacting perceptual skills, vertigo, pain Answer: What are common sensory
symptoms of MS?
diplopia, blurred vision, loss of visual acuity Answer: What are common visual symptoms
of MS?
slurred speech, slow enunciation Answer: What are common communication symptoms
of MS?
incontinence, increased frequency Answer: What are common bowel and bladder
symptoms of MS?
short term memory loss, attention, decreased processing speed, impaired executive
functioning Answer: What are common cognitive symptoms of MS?
true Answer: True or false: At this time, no cure or treatments that eliminate the disease
are available. The goal of medical and rehabilitation treatment is to minimize the severity,
amount, and length of exacerbation in order to improve function.
relapsing remitting Answer: This classification of MS involves a fluctuating course of
relapses with associated neurologic deficits followed by period of relative quiet
secondary progressing Answer: This classification of MS involves cessation of fluctuations
with slow deterioration
secondary progressive with relapses Answer: This classification of MS involves fluctuation
with relapses and deterioration between relapses
primary progressive Answer: This classification of MS involves deterioration from onset of
disease
progressive relapsing Answer: This classification of MS involves progression with relapses
