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Diseases of the Mind

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  1. You suffer from this if you need to persistently check if you have turned-off the light.

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

  2. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is more commonly known by this baseball stars name; and this British genius is the most famous sufferer of recent times.

    Lou Gehrig; Stephen Hawking

  3. The condition colloquially called 'split personality' was brought into public consciousness by this 1886 literary work.

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

  4. Famous sufferers of Parkinson's disease include the boxer Muhammed Ali and this Back to the Future actor.

    Michael J. Fox

  5. This is the more common name for a lumbar puncture that is performed to look for evidence of meningitis.

    Spinal tap

  6. Collective name for psychological problems involving negative thoughts like anxiety, depression, anger, confusion or low self-esteem. Not as severe as 'psychosis', though it rhymes.

    Neurosis

  7. This disorder is characterized by involuntary movements and utterances called 'tics' and in some cases can lead to a lot of swearing.

    Tourette syndrome

  8. Until a vaccine was developed in 1955, this disease was a major cause of paralysis.

    Polio

  9. Abbreviated CJD, it is a disease in which the brain tissue is destroyed by an agent called prion; sometimes linked to meat obtained from cattle with BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy).

    Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  10. Best identified by recurring seizures, it occurs because brain cells send out wrong electrical signals.

    Epilepsy

  11. From the Latin for 'to shake violently', it is the most common type of traumatic brain injury.

    Concussion

  12. If you cannot tell the difference between reality and non-reality, you are this.

    Psychotic

  13. Defined as loss of muscle function due to brain (or muscle) damage.

    Paralysis

  14. This common form of autism named for an Austrian scientist is characterized by high intelligence but minimal social skills.

    Asperger's syndrome

  15. Usually associated with old age, it is a combination of memory loss, confusion and general mental decline.

    Dementia

  16. Since ancient times, this 'saintly' plant is a famous remedy for depression.

    St. John's wort

  17. Three terms for paralysis respectively:
    (a) One side of the body
    (b) All four limbs
    (c) Only the lower part of the body

    (a) Hemiplegia
    (b) Quadriplegia
    (c) Paraplegia

  18. Another name for manic-depression.

    Bipolar

  19. Disorders that result from damage to the brain before birth or during the early years.

    Cerebral palsy

  20. This autoimmune disease occurs in four main patterns - relapsing remitting, secondary progressive, primary progressive and progressive relapsing.

    Multiple sclerosis (MS)

  21. This is the most common form of dementia and President Reagan was a sufferer.

    Alzheimer's disease

  22. Infection of brain tissue or its protective covering.

    Meningitis

  23. Often seen in soldiers who return from a war, it is a prolonged reaction to a disturbing event.

    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  24. This abnormality that has origins during pregnancy results in the failure of the spine to close completely.

    Spina bifida

  25. Occurs due to immune system damage to the myelin sheath that insulates never fibers in the brain.

    Multiple sclerosis (MS)

  26. Some diagnoses of this affliction are psychotic, post-partum and seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

    Depression

  27. In Analyze This, Robert De Niro does not like it when he is told that he might have experienced this condition of intense fear that make one dizzy, breathless and anxious.

    Panic attack

  28. Occurs because the level of dopamine produced in the brain decreases. The four main symptoms are trembling limbs, stiff muscles, slow movement and balance issues.

    Parkinson's disease