Neurosurgery and Cerebral Palsy

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What is the term for bleeding that occurs between the dura mater and the skull?

Epidural hematoma

What is the primary cause of Cerebral Palsy?

Anoxia to brain

What is the term for a type of Cerebral Palsy characterized by a lack of fine motor coordination?

Dyskinetic

What is an example of a metabolic disorder?

<p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a fracture that occurs at the base of the skull?

<p>Basilar fracture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common crippling disease of children?

<p>Cerebral Palsy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs?

<p>Wernicke's aphasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of increased intracranial pressure on the brain?

<p>Compression of brain tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of disease is Parkinson's disease classified as?

<p>Degenerative disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for impaired reading ability?

<p>Alexia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the herniation of brain tissue?

<p>Herniation of brain tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for impaired writing ability?

<p>Agraphia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the nervous system?

<p>To control all the workings of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of nerve carries command information out of the central nervous system?

<p>Motor nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of damage to the upper motor neuron?

<p>Hyperreflexia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of sensory nerves?

<p>To carry sensory information toward the CNS</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common symptom of diseases affecting the nervous system?

<p>Trouble moving</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the cable-like bundle of efferent nerve fibers?

<p>Motor nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

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