1. LESSON 4
Disorders of the nervous system

2. GET ¼ SHEET OF PAPER
PREPARE FOR A QUIZ
LATER….

3. DISEASES OF THE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
 Meningitis
 Poliomyelitis
 Neuritis
 Tumor
 Migraine
 Epilepsy
 Alzheimer’s disease
 Head injuries

4. MENINGITIS
Is an acute
inflammation of the
meninges covering the
membranes of the brain
and the spinal cord

5. POLIOMYELITIS
Is an acute viral infection that
commonly affects the spinal
cord. It causes a major illness
resulting to serious damage of
certain nerve cells controlling
the muscles, causing paralysis.

6. NEURITIS
Is an inflammation
of the nerve. It may
caused not only by
infection, but also by
poisoning, alcoholism,
or injury.

7. TUMOR
Is an abnormal
enlargement of a
part of the body.

8. MIGRAINE
Severe headache that
occurs from time to time
is sometimes confined to
only one side of the head.

9. EPILEPSY
Is a disruption of
the electrical processes
in the brain that may
cause abnormal
functioning.

10. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Slowly progressive disease
of the brain that is
characterized by impairment
of memory.

11. HEAD INJURIES
Skull fracture
Concussion
Cerebral contusions and laceration

12. SKULL FRACTURE
Injury is often caused
by accidents. It is not
serious by itself, but
injury to the brain may
result

13. CONCUSSION
Can cause sufficient
shock to the brain can
produce
unconsciousness.

14. CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS &
LACERATION
Severe head
injuries, the surface of
the brain become
bruise and torn

15. PREPARE FOR A QUIZ
Get ¼ sheet of paper
QUIZ 3
15 seconds per slide
BE READY!

16. 1. Is an acute inflammation of the meninges covering the
membranes of the brain and the spinal cord
a. Meninges
b. Migraine
c. Tumor
d. dementia

17. 2. Is an acute viral infection that commonly affects the spinal cord. It
causes a major illness resulting to serious damage of certain nerve
cells controlling the muscles, causing paralysis.
a. Poliomyelitis
b. Tumor
c. Neuritis
d. Laceration

18. 3. Is an inflammation of the nerve. It may caused not only by
infection, but also by poisoning, alcoholism, or injury.
a. Neuritis
b. Tumor
c. Migraine
d. neuritis

19. 4. Is an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body.
a. Tumor
b. Migraine
c. Laceration
d. meningitis

20. 5. Severe headache that occurs from time to time is sometimes
confined to only one side of the head.
a. Migraine
b. Tumor
c. Dementia
d. neuritis

21. 6. Is a disruption of the electrical processes in the brain that may
cause abnormal functioning.
a. Epilepsy
b. Tumor
c. Migraine
d. laceration

22. 7. Slowly progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by
impairment of memory.
a. Alzheimer's disease
b. Tumor
c. Migraine
d. epilepsy

23. 8. Can cause sufficient shock to the brain can produce
unconsciousness.
a. Concussion
b. Tumor
c. Migraine
d. epilepsy

24. END!
Pass your papers!