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Hippocrates Ans-the brain is the seat of the mind Aristotle Ans-the heart is the seat of the mind Da Vinci Ans-the ventricles are the seat of the mind Disability adjusted life years (DALY) Ans-number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death neuropsychology Ans-brain-be...

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Hippocrates Ans✓✓-the brain is the seat of the mind


Aristotle Ans✓✓-the heart is the seat of the mind


Da Vinci Ans✓✓-the ventricles are the seat of the mind


Disability adjusted life years (DALY) Ans✓✓-number of years lost due to ill-health,
disability or early death


neuropsychology Ans✓✓-brain-behavior relationships --> impact of normal and
abnormal brain functioning on cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning


psychopathology Ans✓✓-psychological disorders (mental illness)


neuropathology Ans✓✓-study of neurological disorders (dementia, stroke)


stroke Ans✓✓-a sudden, disabling attack of loss of consciousness, changing
neurological functioning, due to the obstruction of blood flow to the brain


brain lesion Ans✓✓-any damage to or abnormality in the brain (injury, disease,
surgery, tumor, infection, stroke, etc.)

,etiology Ans✓✓-the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a
disease/condition (known origin)


etiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with a known cause


idiopathic Ans✓✓-disease or condition with an unknown cause


hemiparesis Ans✓✓-muscle weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body
(always due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)


hemiplegia Ans✓✓-severe or complete paralysis on one side of the body (always
due to a lesion/abnormality on the contralateral side of the brain)


morbidity Ans✓✓-the condition of suffering from a disease or condition; the
onset of a disease or injury


premorbid Ans✓✓-experiences or functioning before the disease or injury


acute condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition of short duration and of
sudden onset


chronic condition/disease Ans✓✓-disease or condition that is persistent and
long-lasting (three months or longer)


lateralizing signs Ans✓✓-signs allowing a neurologist to localize a disease or
condition to a particular area of the brain (i.e: hemiparesis in the left side
indicates a lesion in the right/opposite hemisphere)

, contralateral Ans✓✓-relating to the side of the body opposite to that on which a
particular structure or condition occurs (i.e: hemiparesis, hemiplegia)


bilateral Ans✓✓-affecting both the left and right sides of the body


ipsilateral Ans✓✓-belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body
(opposite of what actually occurs in humans)


brain disconnection syndrome Ans✓✓-caused by lesions disrupting conditions
and pathways in the brain


diabetes Ans✓✓-inability to produce or respond to insulin, causing elevated
glucose and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism


hypertension Ans✓✓-aka high blood pressure; the force of blood against the
artery walls is too high


heart (cardiovascular) disease Ans✓✓-leading cause of death in the US; diseases
affecting the heart and blood vessels


dorsal Ans✓✓-pertaining to the top of the brain or back of body


ventral Ans✓✓-pertaining to the bottom of the brain or front of the body


anterior Ans✓✓-pertaining to the front of the brain

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