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Cancerous tumor that causes harm
-has not distinct border
-might metastasize |
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Noncancerous tumor that does no harm
-has a distinct border
-cannot metastasize |
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Any cell that can replicate
-NOT neurons! |
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Process by which cells break off of a tumor
-cells travel through the vascular system and grow somewhere else in the body (how cancer spreads) |
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Brain tumor made of glial cells
-cancerous |
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Tumor composed of the cells in the meninges
-benign |
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| What causes a seizure disorder? |
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-Too much glutamate
-Too little GABA |
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| Condition in which a person has a series of seizures without regaining consciousness |
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| A cerebrovascular accident caused by the rupture of a cerebral blood vessel |
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| A cerebrovascular accident caused by blockage of a blood vessel |
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| The interruption of the blood supply to a region of the body |
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A blood clot that forms in a blood vessel
-might block it |
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| Something (such as a blood clot or fat) that dislodges from its original place and blocks an artery |
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| What can an embolus lead to if it is in the brain? |
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| What is the difference between a partial and generalized seizure? |
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-Partial: begins and remains localized in one region of the brain
-Generalized: involves most of the brain |
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| A partial seizure that produces loss of consciousness |
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A generalized seizure that results in a convulsion
-tonic-clonic |
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First phase of a grand mal seizure
-muscles are contracted |
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Phase of a grand mal seizure
-rhythmic jerking movements (release of muscle contraction) |
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Periods of inattention/immobility
-not remembered
-aka petit mal seizure |
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| Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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| Contagious brain disease that makes the brain spongey |
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| What causes Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy? |
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| Accumulation of misfolded prion protiens |
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"killer enzyme" that plays a role in programmed cell death
-may be activated by misfolded prion |
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-Muscular rigidity
-Tremors
-Problems with initiating/stopping movement |
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| What causes Parkinson's disease? |
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| Destruction of nigrostriatal DA neurons |
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Inherited disorder that causes degeneration of the basal ganglia
-Jerking movements
-Dementia
-Death |
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| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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Disorder that attacks the spinal cord and cranial nerve motor neurons
-increased tension of muscles
-muscular atrophy
-paralysis
-aka Lou Gehrig's Disease |
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Autoimmune demyelinating disease that causes scleroses
-lack of coordination
-bowel/bladder control issues
-severe pain |
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| Encephalitis (what it is and what causes it) |
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An inflammation of the brain
-caused by bacteria, viruses, or toxic chemicals |
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| Meningitis (what it is and what causes it) |
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Inflammation of the meninges
-caused by viruses or bacteria |
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