Short Answers. 91-l00 1. List the clinical symptoms only of the following disord

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Short Answers. 91-l00 1. List the clinical symptoms only of the following disorders of the nervous system: a. CVA b. TIA c. AD d. CP e. PD f. MS &. RS 2. Describe circumventricular organs (CVOs). a. Name 3 organs that are CVOs. b. CVOs are unique in the brain region in that they lack the blood-brain barrier Give one advantage and one disadvantage of this structural feature 3. Write the cranial nerve related to each of the following disorders. a. Bell's palsy b. Inability to shrug shoulders or turn head c. Anosmia d. Strabismus and diplopia e. Blindness f. Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) g. Paralysis of vocal cords, loss of sensation of many organs h. Vertigo and nystagmus You are helping to care for Laura, a hospital patient with a contusion of the right side of the brain. 4. What would you be most likely to observe in Laura? Since persons with Parkinson's have a deficit in dopamine, it seems logical to treat the condition by administration of levodopa and/or anticholinergic medications. Why are these drugs appropriate to use 5.

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Disease

Clinical symptoms

CVA(cerebrovascular accident, stroke)

i. paralysis of one side of body

ii. loss of sensation or movements in limbs

iii. difficulty in speech

iv. numbness

TIA () Transient Ischemic Attack)

i. paralysis weakness, and numbness of the body.

ii. the blindness of one or two eyes or double vision

iii. Slurred speech

iv. loss of coordination

v. a severe headache

AD(Alzheimer’s disease)

i. Loss of memory

ii. confusion

iii. Decreased judgment

iv. Difficulty in the identification of things

CP(Cerebral palsy)

Ataxia, athetosis, tremors, spasticity, and Ataxia.

PD(parkinson’s disease)

Bradykinesia, Tremors, Rigidity, Postural deformities, Postural instability

MS(Multiple Sclerosis)

Weakness, numbness, loss of vision completely or partially, tremors, slurred speech, and fatigue

RS(Reye’ syndrome)

Persistent vomiting, listlessness, convulsions, loss of consciousness and delirium.