Nervous SystemSuffixes and Examples

Nervous System

Responsible for coordinating all the activity of the body

Receives information from external and internal sensory receptors

Uses information to adjust the activity of muscles and glands to match the needs of the body

Subdivided into the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System

Nervous System

Central Nervous System Brain Spinal Cord

Peripheral Nervous System Cranial Nerves Spinal Nerves

-phasia

Suffix

Meaning: Speech

Aphasia

Acquired language disorder in which there is an impairment of any language modality

Suggest total impairment of language

Causes: Lesions to language relevant areas (i.e. Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area) Damage can be caused by: Brain tumor, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Traumatic

Brain Injury, Epilepsy

There are many different types Example: Global Aphasia- severe communication abilities, extremely limited

in speaking and comprehending language

Treatment: No treatment proven to be effective for all types of aphasia

Language Relevant Areas

Dysphasia

Patient experiences an impairment of the power of speech

Causes: Damage to the Left area of the brain Examples: Stroke, Head Injury, Infection,

Inflammation

Treatment Speech Therapy

-plegia

Suffix

Meaning: Paralysis

Monoplegia

A symptom not a disease

Paralysis of a single limb

Common Causes: Cerebral Palsy Stroke Brain tumor Nerve damage

Treatment: Depends on the underlying cause

Quadriplegia

Also known as Tetreplegia

Paralysis of all limbs and torso

Causes: Damage to the Brain Damage to Cervical Vertebrae

Symptoms Loss of functionality of limbs Loss of functionality of torso

Loss or No control in bowel and bladder, sexual function, digestion, breathing

Treatment Intensive Rehabilitation (though patient will only gain very little movement back)

Quadriplegia

Christopher Reeve

Became Quadriplegic after a horse riding accident

Regained slight movement are intensive therapy and rewiring nerve connections

References

Medical Terminology: A Living Language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia#Causes

http://www.ayushveda.com/healthcare/dysphasia.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoplegia

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/monoplegia/treatments.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia#Causes