PSYC 415--Terms from causes of brain damage

brain tumors - neoplasms
    encapsulated
    infiltrating
    benign
    malignant
    metastatic
    meningiomas
    gliomas
signs - headache, vomiting, edema of the optic disk, seizures, focal signs

cerebrovascular disorders
strokes (CVAs) - aka apoplexy
    cerebral hemorrhage
    aneurysm
    cerebral ischemia
    thrombosis
    embolism
    arteriosclerosis
    excitotoxicity

closed head injuries
    contusions
        hematoma - subdural hematoma
        contrecoup injuries
    concussions - when no structural damage is evident

infections
    meningitis - fever, malaise, headache
    encephalitis
bacterial vs. viral infections
    general paresis - bacterial (syphilis)
    tuberculosis - bacterial
    poliomyelitis - viral (neurotropic)
    rabies - viral (neurotropic)
    mumps and herpes - viral (pantropic)
    AIDS - viral (pantropic) - AIDS-related dementia
spongiform encephalopathy
    mad-cow disease (bovine SE)
    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
fungal, protozoic, and metazoic infections - e.g., tapeworms

neurotoxins - MPTP, alcohol, other drugs
genetic factors - PKU
hydrocephalus

epilepsy
    idiopathic
    seizures
    convulsions
    clonus - trembling
    tonus - rigidity
grand mal seizures
    tonic-clonic convulsions
    hypoxia
    cyanosis
petit mal seizures
    spike-and-dome discharges
    absenses
epileptic auras
generalized seizures
partial seizures
    simple partial seizures
    complex partial seizures
    psychomotor attack

degenerative diseases
    Alzheimer's disease - senile dementia
        neurofibrillary tangles
        amyloid plaques
    Huntington's disease
        autosomal dominant
        choreiform movements (Huntington's chorea)
    Parkinson's disease
        tremors and rigidity
        masklike face
        shuffling gate
        substantia nigra - loss of dopamine in neostriatum