Medical Quiz

Diseases of The Nervous System Quiz

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Epilepsy can affect anyone at any age, BUT it’s more common in which of the following?

A. Infants

B. Foetus

C. Young children & Older adults


Epilepsy is:

A. communicable

B. Non-communicable & Chronic

C. Acute


Epilepsy is a disease of the nervous system and it affects the

A. The Central nervous system

B. The peripheral nervous system

C. The spinal cord

D. The nerves


_______________ is a general term used to describe the symptoms associated with a decline in mental ability

A. Alzheimer’s

B. Dementia

C. Epilepsy

D. Parkinsons


Alzheimer’s and Dementia are the same thing

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Epilepsy can affect children only. This statement is:

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


A condition involving a progressive loss of brain cells and brain function with major consequences for memory, thinking, and behavior

A. epilepsy

B. multiple sclerosis

C. Alzheimer’s disease

D. dementia


What is Alzheimer’s?

A. A disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior

B. Deterioration of the brain causing lack of emotion and physical abilities


Sciatica is a disease of which body system?

A. The immune system

B. The digestive system

C. The respiratory system

D. The nervous system


A group of brain disorders characterized by repeated seizures over time

A. epilepsy

B. dementia

C. cerebral palsy

D. meningitis


What are the symptoms of the disease?

A. getting lost in familiar places

B. Confusion

C. Loss of speech

D. All of the above


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Diseases Disease and Conditions Skeletal System Common Respiratoty Diseases Forensic Pathology (Autopsy) Assessment Communicable Disease Ecology Carbohydrates, Proteins and Lipids Pathology - Chronic Inflammation PHE Micro Immunology Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disorders SCI CH2-1 Eye in Color Vision Anatomy - Cellular Respiration Endocrine System and Nervous System