Attack on the Central Nervous System

4. _____ is the only leading cause of death in the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, slowed or cured.
6. Disease A progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrollable movements, emotional problems and loss of thinking ability.
7. Alzheimer's predominantly affects the cerebral cortex and the ____.
9. Typical life expectancy after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is about 4-____ years.
11. Huntington's Disease causes certain neurons in the brain to waste ___.
13. The Basal Ganglia are a group of brain neurons deep in the brain close to the _____.
17. Some experts believe things in the environment like ____ or other chemicals cause damage to nerve cells the produce dopamine.
18. ____ knows why the nerve cells that produce dopamine get damaged and die.

1. Almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are ____.
2. Huntington’s disease mainly attacks ____ in the basal ganglia.
3. Disease A disorder of the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, and controls everything you do, including moving.
5. Palsy In 1817, when James Parkinson discovered Parkinson's Disease, he first called it ______.
8. Alzheimer's Disease is an irreversible ____ disorder.
10. cerebral cortex is an extremely _____ and complicated structure associated with the “higher” functions of the mind.
11. Each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex contains areas that control certain types of _____.
12. ____ Ganglia control emotions, movement and cognitive ability.
14. For those with Alzheimer’s Disease, all ____ and mental functioning may be lost.
15. Nerve cells make and use this brain chemical to send messages to other parts of the brain.
16. Parkinson's Disease strikes ___ percent more men than women.