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SYMPTOMS ARE DIVIDED INTO 3 CATEGORIES:

INATTENTION HYPERACTIVITY IMPULSIVITY

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Symptoms of Inattention

• Ignoring details• Making careless mistakes• Trouble paying attention

• TALKING EXCESSIVELY• FIDGETING• SQUIRMING

Symptoms of Hyperactivity

• INTERRUPTING A PERSON• INTRUDING ON OTHERS• BLURTING OUT ANSWERS

Symptoms of Impulsivity

Test Your Knowledge About ADHD

Backbone Therapy for ADHD

Other Prescribed Medications for ADHD

• Antidepressants• Antihypertensive

Practice

A child who experiences extreme withdrawal and obsessive behavior along with lack of social interaction suffers from

A.Attention-deficit disorder.      B.Tourette disorder.      C.autism.    D.a learning disorder

Dr. Alois Alzheimer

Early-Stage

Early Onset

Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s

• Advanced age• Family history• Head injury• Fracture• Damage to heart or blood vessels

West Nile Virus

• Disease Spread by mosquito’s• Found in both tropical and

temperate regions• Potentially serious illness

West Nile Virus

• Mainly infects birds, but can also infect humans, horses, dogs cats, bats, and squirrels

West Nile Virus

• Easiest and best way to avoid WNV is to prevent mosquito bites

West Nile Virus Symptoms

• No Symptoms•80% will show no symptoms

•Mild Symptoms•20%•Fever, headache, body aches

•Severe Symptoms•High fever, headache, convulsions, paralysis•Symptoms may last several weeks•Neurological effects may be permanent

West Nile Virus Treatment

• No specific treatment for infection

•Individuals with more severe cases receive supportive treatment

Sleep Disorders

• Involve any difficulties related to sleeping•Falling asleep•Staying asleep•Falling asleep at inappropriate times•Abnormal sleep cycles

Sleep Cycle

Sleep Cycle

•Stage 1•Drowsiness

•Stage 2•Period of light sleep

•Stages 3 and 4•Deep sleep•Slow-wave, delta sleep

•Stage 5•Rapid eye movement (REM), dreams

Treatment for Sleep Disorders

•Behavioral/Psychotherapeutic•Rehabilitation•Medications

•Polysomnography•Diagnostic tool in sleep medicine

Practice

____ is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the anterior horn cells of the gray matter in the spinal cord.

A.Poliomyelitis   B. Meningitis      C.Encephalitis      D.Brain abscess

Practice

Nerves that transmit impulses toward the brain and spinal cord are

A.afferent.    B.efferent.      C.motor.      D.receptor.

Practice

Parkinson disease is characterized byA.pill" rolling tremor of thumb and forefinger,

muscular rigidity, masklike facial expression, and shuffling gait.

B.narcolepsy, hemiparesis, muscular atrophy, and seizures.     

C.tongue smacking, dementia, and ceaseless, involuntary movements.     

D.all of the above

Practice

Paralysis of all four extremities is known asA.paraplegia.     B. quadriplegia.   C. hemiplegia.      D.hemiparesis

Practice

Vascular disorders that may result in a CVA are

A.cerebral thrombosis and cerebral embolism.B. cerebral hemorrhage.      C.both a and bD. none of the above.     

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