Nervous System: Diseases/Problems/Illnesses

With which part of the nervous system is meningitis associated?

• The tissues covering the brain

• Neurons

• The axon

• The spinal cord

Which nervous system disease is characterized by memory loss, confustion, and the gradual loss of control over mental and physical abilities?

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Huntington's Disease

• Parkinson's Disease

A stroke may cause

• brain cells to die

• paralysis

• loss of normal functions

• all of the above can be caused by a stroke

Which nervous system disease is associated with uncontrolled shaking, slowed movements, and problems with speaking?

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Parkinson's Disease

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Huntington's Disease

Meningitis may cause

• brain cancer.

• the brain to swell and lead to brain damage and death.

• a slow, gradual loss of memories.

• All of the above can be caused by Meningitis.

Which disease is caused by injury to the developing brain?

• Cerebral Palsy

• Epilepsy

• Encephalitis

• Meningitis

In which of the following nervous system disorders do nervous tissues degenerate?

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Both of the above

• None of the above

​Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of _ that results in a major decline in mental abilities.​

​A condition called Reye's syndrome can occur in young people that take ___ when they have a viral infection.​

​A _ is a more severe type of headache.​