| A | B |
|---|
| Alzheimer's disease | progressive disease with initial symptom of memory loss |
| Cerebral palsy | disturbance in muscular action due to brain damage, premature birth is risk factor |
| Epilepsy | seizure disorder of the brain |
| Hydrocephalus | increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain |
| Meningitis | inflammation of the linings of the brain and spinal cord |
| Multiple sclerosis | Chronic inflammatory disease in which the myelin sheaths are destroyed, autoimmune |
| Neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| Paralysis | temporary or permanent loss of muscle function |
| Parkinson's disease | Progressive loss of dopamine neurons, sx of tremors and shuffling gait |
| Poliomyelitis | Viral disease of the nerve pathways which causes paralysis, almost eliminated in US |
| Paraplegia | loss of movement/ feeling in the trunk and both legs |
| Quadriplegia | loss of movement/feeling in the trunk and all 4 extremeties with loss of bowel, bladder and sexual fx |
| West Nile Virus | mosquito born virus, causes mild, flu-like sx to encephalitis or meningitis |
