Neurological Disorders Quiz
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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+
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
Which of the following nervous system disorders occurs as a result of tangled plaques forming in brain tissue?
A. Huntington’s disease
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Parkinson’s disease
Which of the following disorders is associated with a decrease in the neurotransmitter called dopamine?
A. parkinson’s disease
B. epilepsy
C. ALS
Presence of lesions in different regions of the CNS
A. Dissemination in time (DIT)
B. Dissemination in space (DIS)
You’re developing a plan of care for a patient with multiple sclerosis who presents with Uhthoff’s Sign. What interventions will you include in the patient’s plan of care?
A. Avoid movements of the head and neck downward
B. Keep room temperature cool
C. Encourage patient to use warm packs and heating pads for symptoms
Which of the following diseases causes demyelination of the neuron?
A. Multiple Sclerosis
B. Polio
C. Encephalitis
D. Shingles
True or False: Alzheimer’s Disease can go away completely with treatment.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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
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 kind of disease is multiple sclerosis?
A. Infectious
B. Viral
C. Autoimmune
D. Blood
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”.
Is Huntington’s Disease hereditary?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
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
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.
