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What assessment evaluates 16 aspects of a patient's walking pattern?

GARS

What brain structure is identified by label 7?

Cerebellum

What is paralysis of one side of the body called?

Hemiplegia

What is another name for Lou Gehrig disease?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

What is a neuroblastoma?

Malignant tumor arising from the autonomic nervous system or adrenal medulla

What brain structure is identified by label 5?

Pons

What is the medical term for fainting?

Syncope

Which nervous system produces the rest-and-digest response?

Parasympathetic nervous system

True or false: CSF is contained in the subdural space.

False

What head injury can cause loss of consciousness, amnesia, or altered mental status?

Concussion

What pain-control method applies electrical impulses to the skin?

TENS

What are efferent nerves also called?

Motor nerves

What brain structure is identified by label 4?

Midbrain

What brain structure is identified by label 3?

Brainstem

What brain structure is identified by label 1?

Hypothalamus

What procedure cuts a spinal nerve root to relieve pain?

Rhizotomy

What condition involves cerebral ischemia with lasting neurological deficits?

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

What imaging procedure uses an injected radioisotope to identify intracranial abnormalities?

Brain scan

What is an incision of the spinal cord to relieve pain called?

Cordotomy

What progressive neurodegenerative disease causes tremors and a slow, shuffling gait?

Parkinson disease (PD)

What is the medical term for destruction of a nerve?

Neurolysis

Which nervous system produces the fight-or-flight response?

Sympathetic nervous system

What is the inability to perform purposeful movements despite adequate motor function?

Apraxia

What procedure withdraws cerebrospinal fluid from the lumbar subarachnoid space?

Lumbar puncture (LP)

What test evaluates the functioning of peripheral nerves?

Nerve conduction test

What radiographic examination uses contrast material in the spinal canal?

Myelography

What neurological disorder is characterized by recurrent seizures?

Epilepsy

What reflex involves dorsiflexion of the great toe when the sole is stimulated?

Babinski reflex

What procedure uses precisely targeted radiation to treat structures in three-dimensional space?

Stereotaxic radiosurgery

What procedure cuts the vagus nerve to reduce gastric acid secretion?

Vagotomy

What condition causes facial nerve paralysis?

Bell palsy

What progressive neurodegenerative disease causes cognitive impairment and memory loss?

Alzheimer disease

What brain structure is identified by label 2?

Cerebrum

What brain structure is identified by label 6?

Medulla

What is muscular weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body called?

Hemiparesis

What procedure creates an opening in the skull to relieve intracranial pressure?

Trephination

What is the correct spelling of the progressive disease associated with cognitive decline?

Alzheimer disease

What condition is caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus?

Shingles

What disorder is characterized by involuntary motor and vocal tics?

Tourette syndrome

What is pain along the sciatic nerve pathway called?

Sciatica