PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM || WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

Brown Sequard syndrome correct answers SCI causing paralysis in 1 hemisphere and loss of sensation in the other. Cerebal Palsy correct answers Non-hereditary and non-progressive lesion of the cerebral cortex resulting in neuromuscular disorders of posture and voluntary movement associated with prenatal, perinatal or post-natal events. traumatic brain injuries common types correct answers focal, contrecoup, difuse, hypoxic/ischemic Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy correct answers The presence of Gower's sign, waddling gait, lordosis, proximal joint muscle weakness, genetic in origin. Cerebral Palsy - the ways that it might potentially manifest itself in terms of movement issues correct answers monoplegia, diplegia, hemiplegia, quadriplegia Anterior cord syndrome correct answers SCI resulting in loss of motor but retained sensory function. Central cord syndrome correct answers SCI injury resulting in the loss of function in the UE's but not the LE's. Also known as a "walking quad". Autonomic dysreflexia correct answers When stimuli causes rapid and dangerously elevating hypertension. Seizure disorder correct answers Sudden transient alterations of brain function, usually with motor, sensory, or autonomic symptoms accompanied by alterations in consciousness. Guillain-Barre' Syndrome correct answers Rapid, symmetrical flaccid paralysis of idiopathic origin that progresses from distal to proximal that can develop over days, weeks or hours. Also involves severe pain. Can cause death if ventilator support is not provided quickly. Usually occurs after an infection. Myasthenia Gravis correct answers An autoimmune disorder associated with neuromuscular dysfunction due to decreased acetylcholine receptors resulting in weakness in eye, skeletal and or respiratory muscles. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis correct answers Degenerative changes in anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and brain resulting in a slow progressive muscle weakness to paralysis. Presents in midlife, 40-60yo, 3 - 5 year life expectancy.