Which of the following nutrition therapies has been reported as helpful in the treatment of seizure disorders?
a. Modify textures of solid foods and consistency of liquids.
b. Provide 4 grams fat for each gram of protein and carbohydrate.
c. Restrict saturated fat and supplement n-3 fatty acids.
d. Limit protein intake during the day and increase at evening meal.
Q. 2What's the name of the disease that results from prolonged exposure to high levels of glucocorticoid hormones?
a. anaphylactic shock
b. Cushing's syndrome
c. hyperemia
d. severe combined immune deficiency
e. serum sickness
Q. 3What medications act to reduce the breakdown of L-dopa outside the bloodbrain barrier?
a. COMT inhibitors
b. dopamine agonists
c. MAO-B inhibitors
d. decarboxylase inhibitors
e. anticholinergic meds
Q. 4What food-medication interaction is a common concern for people using anti-seizure medications such as Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Valproic acid (Depakote), and Gabapentin (Neurontin)?
a. Impaired iron absorption
b. Weight loss
c. Interference with folate metabolism
d. Weight gain
Q. 5What does the term apoptosis mean?
a. spread of cancer cells
b. genetically programmed cell death
c. an antibody to an exotoxin
d. antigen-specific non-responsiveness by a T or B cell
e. reduction in size of muscle cells
Q. 6What is the chemical precursor to dopamine?
a. retrodopa
b. levodopa
c. monoamine oxidase
d. carbidopa
e. benserazide
Q. 7Which lobe of the cerebral hemisphere is responsible for the sensation of taste?
a. Parietal
b. Frontal
c. Limbic
d. Temporal
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