Neurological Disorders Quiz
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What kind of disease is multiple sclerosis?
A. Infectious
B. Viral
C. Autoimmune
D. Blood
Which of the following diagnoses best describes a disorder that involves seizure activity?
A. MS
B. ALS
C. epilepsy
Which of the following disorders is associated with a decrease in the neurotransmitter called dopamine?
A. parkinson’s disease
B. epilepsy
C. ALS
Which of the following is the most helpful study in the clinical investigation of MS?
A. MRI
B. Radiography
C. Visual evoked potentials
D. Lumbar puncture
True or False: Alzheimer’s Disease can go away completely with treatment.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of the following diseases causes demyelination of the neuron?
A. Multiple Sclerosis
B. Polio
C. Encephalitis
D. Shingles
Parkinson’s disease is a ………………….. disorder
A. degenerative
B. deficiency
C. metabolic
D. neoplastic
Doctors will try to detect for this disease by…
A. making you climb Mt. Everest.
B. performing brain scans such as a MRI.
C. testing your contouring skills.
D. making you recite the entire underrated play “Cymbeline”.
This disease starts in the midbrain (substansia nigra) and creates a dopamine deficiency in the brain.
A. Parkinson’s Disease
B. Bell’s Palsy
C. Glioblastoma
D. Rabies
MS affects central nervous system (CNS). Which part of the CNS is affected
A. Nerve cell(neurons)
B. Myelin
C. Plaques
D. Vertebrae
HD can be cured with:
A. Medication
B. Therapy
C. Vaccine
D. Literally Nothing
The clear cause of MS remains unknown, though ____________ may be important factors.
A. Ethnicity, diet, and antibiotic resistance
B. Height, blood pressure, and birth order
C. Sleep hygiene, emotional health, childhood habits
D. Environment, viruses, and genetics
Which of the following is a symptom of epilepy?
A. seziures
B. confusion
C. loss of consiusness
D. all of the above
A chronic nervous system disease characterized by a slowly spreading tremor, muscular weakness, and rigidity
A. epilepsy
B. muscular dystophy
C. Parkinson’s disease
D. meningitis
When do the symptoms of Huntington’s appear?
A. 0 – 10 years old
B. 10 – 30 years old
C. 30 – 50 years old
D. 50 – 70 years old
What part of a person’s body breaks down due to HD?
A. Nerve cells in the brain
B. Bone marrow
C. White blood cells
D. Arteries
Symtoms of this slow, progressive brain degenerative disease include Abnormal bent-forward posture with bowed head and flexed arms and “pin-rolling” of fingers.
A. Parkinson’s Disease
B. Alzheimer’s Disease
C. Shingles
D. Encephalitis
Which of the following diseases does NOT affect memory or mental cognition?
A. ALS
B. Huntington’s
C. Alzheimers
A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the central nervous system that destroys the myelin sheath of nerve cell axons
A. multiple sclerosis
B. epilepsy
C. Parkinson’s disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
Is Huntington’s Disease hereditary?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
Identify the disorder: symptoms include…
A. ALS
B. Multiple Sclerosis
C. Alzheimer’s Disease
D. Bell’s Palsy
A condition involving a progressive loss of brain function with major consequences for memory, thinking, and behavior
A. epilepsy
B. multiple sclerosis
C. dementia
D. Alzheimer’s disease
Select the TRUE statements about the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis
A. Plaques of demyelination, disseminated in time and space, interfere with neuronal transmission
B. The dendrites on the neuron are overstimulated leading to the destruction of the axon.
C. The dopaminergic neurons in the part of the brain called substantia nigra have started to die.
Symtoms of this slow, progressive brain degenerative disease include Abnormal bent-forward posture with bowed head and flexed arms and “pin-rolling” of fingers.
A. Parkinson’s Disease
B. Alzheimer’s Disease
C. Shingles
D. Encephalitis
Most people with Huntington’s disease develop signs and symptoms during what age?
A. 3-5
B. Infancy
C. 30’s-40’s
D. 100+
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