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Cerebral Palsy Cause unknown but may be due to birth injury or abnormal brain development It is present at birth Symptoms include: Spastic quadriplegia Head Rolling Grimacing Difficulty with speech and swallowing NORMAL INTELLIGENCE! Cerebral Palsy Treatments Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy No Cure! Treat Symptoms!! Parkinson’s Disease Caused by a decrease of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Etiology is unknown though recent research has focused on looking for a specific gene Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms: Tremors Shuffling Gait Pill-Rolling Muscular Rigidity Treatment: L-dopa and other drugs to treat symptoms Inflammation of the brain Cause – virus or chemical Most common cause is herpes simplex virus that leads to hemorrhage of the temporal lobes or viruses from mosquitoes or animals Symptoms Fever Lethargy Extreme Weakness Visual disturbances Encephalitis Epilepsy Seizure disorder of the brain, characterized by recurring and excessive discharge from neurons Seizures believed to be a result of spontaneous uncontrolled electrical activity of neurons Cause – Uncertain Diagnosed with EEG (electroencephalogram) Epilepsy Victims may have hallucinations and seizures Two types of seizures 1. Grand Mal – severe, convulsive seizure. 2. Petit Mal – milder (sometimes like someone is just staring) Treatment is anticonvulsant medications Dementia Loss of 2 areas of complex behavior, such as language, memory, visual and spatial abilities, or judgement Interferes with person’s daily life. Alzheimer’s Disease Progressive disease that begins with problems remembering Nerve endings in cortex of brain degenerate and block signals that pass between nerve cells Abnormal fibers build up creating tangles Cause is unknown Alzheimer’s Disease First Stage (2-4 years) Confusion Short Term Memory Loss Anxiety Poor Judgement Alzheimer’s Disease 2nd Stage (2-10 years) Increase in memory loss Difficulty recognizing people Motor problems Logic problems Loss of social skills 3rd Stage (1-3 years) Inability to recognize oneself Weight loss Seizures Mood swings Aphasia *** Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Chronic inflammatory disease of the CNS Immune cells attack myelin sheath of axon – myelin sheath destroyed, leaving scar tissue on the nerve cells. Transmission of impulses blocked Cause unknown Symptoms: Weakness of extremities Numbness Double Vision Nystagmus Speech problems Loss of coordination Possible paralysis Usually strikes young adults age 20-40, mostly women Rx – Avonex – slows progression Multiple Sclerosis Bell’s Palsy 7th Cranial nerve involved Victim seems to have a stroke on one side of the face Eye does not close properly The mouth droops Numbness on the effected side Cause – unknown Symptoms disappear within a few weeks Trigeminal Neuralgia Involves 5th cranial nerve Cause – unknown Onset – rapid Symptoms - Severe pain brought on by mild stimuli that lasts 2-5 seconds Rx – analgesics or removal of nerve Sciatica Form of neuritis that affects the sciatic nerve May be rupture of lumbar disc or arthritic changes Symptoms – pain which radiates through buttock, behind knee and down to foot Rx – traction, physical therapy, possible surgery Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Stroke or CVA Interruption of blood and oxygen to the brain Tissue death occurs Third leading cause of death in the USA Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) Risk Factors: Smoking Hypertension Heart Disease Family History Causes of CVA’s 90% caused by blood clots in the brain or the carotid arteries Clots lodge in carotid arteries, blocking the flow of blood to the brain 10% caused by ruptured blood vessels in brain( aneurysm) Symptoms of CVA Hemiplegia on opposite side of the body Sudden severe headache Dizziness Sudden loss of vision in one eye Aphasia Dysphasia Coma Possible Death Treatment of CVA 1. Get to the hospital immediately! 2. CAT scan done to determine etiology 3. If a clot, treatment aimed at dissolving the clot – usually use TPA The “golden hour”. Prevention of CVAs If TIAs – one aspirin a day Stop smoking Exercise and lose weight Control hypertension Types of Paralysis Paralysis – Loss of power of motion or sensation Hemiplegic – paralysis on one side of body – usually seen with strokes ( hemi- one half) Quadriplegia – paralysis of all four extremities Paraplegia – paralysis of a “pair” of extremities only. “pair of legs” or “pair of arms” Diagnostic Tests for the Brain MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging – uses a magnetic field along with a radio frequency to produce cross-section images of the body. Patient inserted into chamber build within a huge magnet Diagnostic Tests of the Brain CAT Scan – (Computerized Axial Tomography) Combines X-ray emission with nuclear medicine – produces cross-sectional images Diagnostic Tests Electroencephalogr am (EEG) – recording of the electrical activity of the brain