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

  • Subdural hematoma
  • Epidural hematoma (correct)
  • Basilar hematoma
  • Intracerebral hematoma
  • What is the primary cause of Cerebral Palsy?

  • Anoxia to brain (correct)
  • Trauma during birth
  • Genetic disorder
  • Viral infection
  • What is the term for a type of Cerebral Palsy characterized by a lack of fine motor coordination?

  • Spastic
  • Hypotonic
  • Ataxic
  • Dyskinetic (correct)
  • 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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