1. myasthenia attects the neuromuscular junction and produces weakness of voluntary muscles
gravis
2. multiple sclerosis demyelination causing tremor, weakness, incoordination, paresthesia, and distur-
bances in vision and speech
3. parkinsons dis- tremors, issues starting and stopping movement, from lack of dopamine in sub-
ease stania nigra of basal ganglia
4. ischemic stroke blood clot, most common
5. hemoragic stroke blood vessel rupture and bleed in brain
6. frontal lobe le- planning, organizing, problem solving
sion stroke af-
fects
7. parietal lobe le- sensory information
sion stroke af-
fects
8. occipital lobe le- vision
sion stroke af-
fects
9. temporal lobe le- smell, taste, sound
sion stroke af-
fects
10. PCA stroke af- vision
fects
11. MCA stroke af- face and upper body (M for Mouth)
fects
, 12. ACA stroke af- lower extremity (A for Ass)
fects
13. receptive aphasia cant understand
14. expressive apha- cant communicate but can understand
sia
15. Wallerian degen- axon distal to injury degenerates
eration
16. neuropraxia compression, traction, ischemia cause temporary nerve issue
17. axontomesis axon damage causes necrosis to surrounding tissue
18. neurotmesis complete sever of a nerve
19. open head injury brain is exposed, meninges broken (breaking skull open)
20. closed head in- no skull fractures (hitting your head)
jury
21. penetrating brain vascular injury, leads to aneurysms
injury
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