Hyperesthesia
: A condition of excessive sensitivity to stimuli.
Is a condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch pain or other sensory stimuli?
Hyperesthesia
is an increase in the sensitivity of any of your senses, such as sight, sound, touch, and smell.
Is a class of diseases that cause disorganized electrical signals in the brain?
How does deep brain stimulation work? Movement-related symptoms of
Parkinson’s disease
and other neurological conditions are caused by disorganized electrical signals in the areas of the brain that control movement. When successful, DBS interrupts the irregular signals that cause tremors and other movement symptoms.
Is a disorder of the peripheral nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord?
Peripheral nerve diseases
(neuropathy)
, which affect the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord.
Which of the following is an autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation?
lupus erythematosus
erythematosus, also called lupus, an autoimmune disorder that causes chronic inflammation in various parts of the body.
What term means condition of abnormal feeling?
1.
Paresthesia
—spontaneous abnormal sensations. 2. Dysesthesia—spontaneous abnormal unpleasant sensations.
What is the rarest neurological disorder?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
is an extremely rare, degenerative brain disorder. It affects about one in every million people per year worldwide.
What is a rare neurological disease?
Examples of rare neurological conditions that NINDS-funded scientists and clinicians study are amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and
Huntington’s disease
.
What are the top 3 common nervous system disorders?
- Headaches. Headaches are one of the most common neurological disorders and can affect anyone at any age. …
- Epilepsy and Seizures. …
- Stroke. …
- ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. …
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia. …
- Parkinson’s Disease.
Which is the most common type of neuron?
Multipolar neurons
are the most common neuron in the vertebrate nervous system and their structure most closely matches that of the model neuron: a cell body from which emerges a single long axon as well as a crown of many shorter branching dendrites.
What is the fundamental cell of the nervous system called?
The actual nerve cell is
the neuron
. It is the “conducting” cell that transmits impulses and the structural unit of the nervous system. The other type of cell is neuroglia, or glial, cell. The word “neuroglia” means “nerve glue.” These cells are nonconductive and provide a support system for the neurons.
What is inflammation of the nerves called?
Neuritis
, inflammation of one or more nerves. Neuritis can be caused by injury, infection, or autoimmune disease.
What diseases are classified autoimmune?
- Rheumatoid arthritis. …
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). …
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …
- Multiple sclerosis (MS). …
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus. …
- Guillain-Barre syndrome. …
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. …
- Psoriasis.
What is the most common connective tissue disorder?
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
: Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common connective tissue diseases and can be inherited. RA is an autoimmune disease, meaning the immune system attacks its own body. In this systemic disorder, immune cells attack and inflame the membrane around joints.
Will fibromyalgia cause positive ANA?
There is a subset of people with fibromyalgia (FM) who test positive for the antinuclear antibody (ANA) and have constitutional symptoms that resemble those of patients with early lupus.
What’s the difference between syndrome and disorder?
Disorder: Irregularity,
disturbance
, or interruption of normal functions. Syndrome: A number of symptoms occurring together and characterizing a specific disease.
