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HCB Neurology 2023 Exam Questions and Answers
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temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of Bell's palsy - ANSWER rapid succession of alternating contractions and clonic/clonus - ANSWER rigid extension of all four extremities with decerebrate posturing - ANSWER posturing manifested by the obtunded patient decorticate posturing - ANSWER the lateral wall of a somite from which the dermis is dermatome - ANSWER acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord encephalitis - ANSWER chronic disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked Epilepsy - ANSWER muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to hemiparesis - ANSWER total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that hemiplegia - ANSWER pressure that occurs inside the skull, usually intracranial pressure - ANSWER a clinical assessment tool used to evaluate a glasgow coma scale - ANSWER post infectious disorder following a Guillain -barre syndrome - ANSWER HCB Neurology 2023 Exam Questions and Answers the face partial relaxations of a muscle occurring in some nervous system diseases hyperpronation of forearms and plantar flexion of the feet pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of the body in response to harmful stimuli produced involving the meninges, often due to a virus seizures secondary to any underlying brain abnormality one side of the body results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain between 5 and 15 mmHg, contained within the brain tissue and CSF patient's level of consciousness. Verbal response, eye opening, and best motor response are the three criteria tested, and are based on a best possible score of 15 nonspecific gastrointestinal or respiratory infection that causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis any of the three membranes that envelop the brain and meninges - ANSWER a disease marked by the inflammation of the meninges meningitis - ANSWER a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin parasthesia - ANSWER a reflected action, particularly an involuntary action or reflex - ANSWER A sudden change in sensation, behavior, or movement. The seizure - ANSWER repeated seizure or a seizure prolonged for at status epilepticus - ANSWER a sudden interruption of blood supply to a part of the brain or stroke - ANSWER loss of consciousness resulting from arrest of the blood syncope - ANSWER sudden focal loss of neurologic Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - ANSWER and acquired brain injury caused by Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANSWER sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or of vertigo - ANSWER alternation of consciousness AOC - ANSWER alert and oriented to person, place, and time A&O x 3 - ANSWER autonomic nervous system ANS - ANSWER abnormal drowsiness spinal cord and include the arachnoid, dura mater, and Pia mater that is either a relatively mild illness causes by a virus, or a more severe life-threatening illness causes by a bacterium having no objective cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root movement. superficial and deep tendon reflexes are used to evaluate the function of specific spine segmental levels most severe form of seizure produces violent muscle contractions called convulsions. least 30 mins; may be convulsive, non-convulsive, partial, or subclinical the rupture of a blood vessel, spilling blood into the spaces around the brain cells supply to the brain; fainting function with complete recovery usually within 24 hours. patients occurs to look as if they are having a stroke. small clots may temporarily block circulation to part of the brain. if clot resolves, circulation is resolved and symptoms may resolve external force external objects whirling around oneself the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or different; lethargy - ANSWERThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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