What is damage to a single or multiple nerves? - Answers neuropathy
Neuropathy can occur in what 2 systems? - Answers peripheral and autonomic nervous systems
What system sends info from your brain and spinal cord (CNS) to the rest of your body? -
Answe,rs ,peripheral NS
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the ________________ nerves - Answers peripheral
Peripheral neuropathy causes weakness, numbness, and pain in the ___________ and __________ -
Answers hands; feet
True or false: the symptoms of neuropathy depend on the nerves affected - Answers true
Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy include:
- gradual onset of ____________, prickling
- extreme ____________ to touch
- lack of ________________
- __________ weakness - Answers numbness; sensitivity; coordination; muscle
Causes of peripheral neuropathy include:
- _______________ disease
- alcoholism
- _______________
- medications
- ________________
- trauma or pressure on the nerve - Answers autoimmune; diabetes; infections
True or false: more than half of people with diabetes develop some type of neuropathy - Answers true
Autonomic neuropathy occurs when the nerves that control ___________ bodily functions are damaged
(BP, temp control, digestion, etc.) - Answers involuntary
,The nerve damage of autonomic neuropathy interferes with the messages sent between the _________
and other organs and areas of the autonomic NS (heart, blood vessels, and sweat glands) - Answers
brain
What is the most common cause of autonomic neuropathy? - Answers diabetes
Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy include:
- ___________ and fainting when standing
- __________ problems
- difficulty __________ food
- inability to recognize low blood sugar
- _______________ abnormalities - Answers dizziness; urinary; digesting; sweating
A spinal cord injury is damage to any part of the spinal cord or _______ that results in a loss of
_________ - Answers nerves; function
What is the most common source of spinal cord injuries? - Answers vehicle crashes
The ability to control limbs after a spinal cord injury depends on:
- __________ of injury along the spinal cord
- ____________ of injury, the "completeness" - Answers place; severity
What are the 2 classifications of spinal cord injuries? - Answers complete and incomplete
What kind of spinal cord injury involves losing all feeling and all ability to control movement below the
injury? - Answers complete
What kind of spinal cord injury involves having some motor or sensory function below the affected area?
- Answers incomplete
Signs and symptoms of spinal cord injuries include:
- ________ of movement
- loss/altered ______________
- pain or an intense stinging _____________
- difficulty _____________ - Answers loss; sensation; sensation; breathing
Emergency signs and symptoms of spinal cord injuries include:
, - extreme _______ or pressure in your neck, head, or back
- weakness, incoordination or ___________ in any part of your body
- ______________, tingling or loss of sensation in your hands, fingers, feet, or toes
- loss of __________ or bowel control
- difficulty with ____________ and walking
- impaired ____________ after injury
- an oddly positioned or twisted neck or back - Answers pain; paralysis; numbness; bladder; balance;
breathing
The 4 risk factors of spinal cord injuries include:
- being _______
- being between the ages of ______ and 30
- being older than ______
- engaging in _________ behavior - Answers male; 16; 65; risky
True or false: motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries for people under 65 -
Answers true
A doctor can rule out a spinal cord injury by:
- careful inspection and _____________
- testing for _________ function
- testing for ______________
- asking some questions about the ___________ - Answers examination; sensory; movement; accident
Purposes of spinal cord rehabilitation include:
- how to prevent ___________
- taught many new ________
- encourage patients to resume their favorite __________
- participate in social and fitness _________
- ___________ to school or the workplace - Answers complication; skills; hobbies; activities; return