N5315 NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Impairment in the comprehension of or production of language is
________________
Dysphasia
Unable to find the word to speak or write is called _______________
expressive dysphasia
Expressive dysphasia affects the ________ area of the frontal lobe.
Broca's
Ability to produce language but language is meaningless and cannot understand
verbal is _________
Receptive dysphasia
Receptive dysphasia affects the __________area of the brain
Wernicke's
Slowing down of ability to think is ____________
Confusion
____________ is characterized by losing sense of time, place, and self.
Disorientation
____________ is limited spontaneous movement or speech; appears drowsy but
easily aroused.
Lethargy
, Mild to moderate in decrease in alertness is ______. They fall asleep unless
frequently stimulated.
Obtundation
A condition of deep sleep from which a person can only be aroused by vigorous
and continuous stimulation is _________.
Stupor
No verbal response to external environment or stimuli is ___
Coma
_________ is when a person adducts shoulders and elbows and flexes wrists.
Legs internally rotated. Has a better prognosis.
Decorticate posturing
_____________ is the adduction and internal rotation of shoulders, extension of
elbows and flexed wrists.
Decerebrate posturing
Sudden, cerebral dysfunction which causes confusion, agitation, memory
impairments, distractability, compulsive behavior, and obsessions is ________
Acute confusional state (delirium)
Delirium usually caused by underlying, correctable condition such as _____
ETOH withdrawal, drugs, Na & Ca imbalances, hypoglycemia, seizures, hypoxia,
hypercapnia, infections, head injury, cerebral lesions.
chronic, irreversible loss of cognitive function
Dementia
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Impairment in the comprehension of or production of language is
________________
Dysphasia
Unable to find the word to speak or write is called _______________
expressive dysphasia
Expressive dysphasia affects the ________ area of the frontal lobe.
Broca's
Ability to produce language but language is meaningless and cannot understand
verbal is _________
Receptive dysphasia
Receptive dysphasia affects the __________area of the brain
Wernicke's
Slowing down of ability to think is ____________
Confusion
____________ is characterized by losing sense of time, place, and self.
Disorientation
____________ is limited spontaneous movement or speech; appears drowsy but
easily aroused.
Lethargy
, Mild to moderate in decrease in alertness is ______. They fall asleep unless
frequently stimulated.
Obtundation
A condition of deep sleep from which a person can only be aroused by vigorous
and continuous stimulation is _________.
Stupor
No verbal response to external environment or stimuli is ___
Coma
_________ is when a person adducts shoulders and elbows and flexes wrists.
Legs internally rotated. Has a better prognosis.
Decorticate posturing
_____________ is the adduction and internal rotation of shoulders, extension of
elbows and flexed wrists.
Decerebrate posturing
Sudden, cerebral dysfunction which causes confusion, agitation, memory
impairments, distractability, compulsive behavior, and obsessions is ________
Acute confusional state (delirium)
Delirium usually caused by underlying, correctable condition such as _____
ETOH withdrawal, drugs, Na & Ca imbalances, hypoglycemia, seizures, hypoxia,
hypercapnia, infections, head injury, cerebral lesions.
chronic, irreversible loss of cognitive function
Dementia
