Question

which of the following are common neurological disorders? check all that apply. parkinson’s disease lupus epilepsy alzheimer’s disease stroke multiple sclerosis retry

Explanation:

• Parkinson’s disease: A neurological disorder affecting movement, caused by dopamine - producing neuron loss.
• Lupus: An autoimmune disease affecting multiple systems, not primarily neurological.
• Epilepsy: A neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures due to abnormal brain activity.
• Alzheimer’s disease: A neurological disorder causing progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.
• Stroke: A neurological event due to interrupted blood supply to the brain, causing brain damage.
• Multiple sclerosis: A neurological disorder where the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of nerves.

Answer:

• Parkinson’s disease (checked)
• epilepsy (checked)
• Alzheimer’s disease (checked)
• stroke (checked)
• multiple sclerosis (checked)
• lupus (not checked)