Exercise 3. Match English word combinations with the following Russian ones:
1. Clusters of nerve cells
2. Loss of consciousness
3. To lead to seizures
4. Diagnostic test for epilepsy
5. Brain scan
6. Vagus nerve stimuli
7. Behavioral and emotional problems
8. refuse drivers licenses
9. Life-threatening
10. Sudden unexplained death
11. With goal to enhancing treatment
12. Transplanting fetal pig neurons
13. to maintain a strict diet
14. rich in fats and low in carbohydrates food
Exercise 4. Match medical terms with the proper definitions:
1. – a disorder of the brain function characterized by recurrent seizures that have a sudden onset.
2. – (nerve cell) one of the basic functional units of the nervous system: a cell specialized to transmit electrical nerve impulses and so carry information from one part of the body to another.
3. – a chemical substance released from nerve endings to transmit impulses across synapses to other nerves and across the minute gaps between the nerves and the muscles or glands that they supply.
4. – the minute gap across which the nerve impulses pass from one neuron to the next, at the end of a nerve fiber.
5. – the tenth cranial nerve , which supplies motor nerve fibers to the muscles of swallowing and parasymphatic fibers to the heart and organs of the chest cavity and abdomen.
6. – an amino acid found in the central nervous system, predominantly in the brain, where it acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
7.– a diet that promotes the formation of ketonic bodies (are produced during the metabolism of fats) in the tissue.
Exercise 6: Form adjectives from the given words with the help of the given suffixes. Translate them into Russian.
Exercise 7. Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the sentences with Infinitive.
1. The patient to be operated on was brought to the hospital on a stretcher.
2. This is the patient to be given general anesthesia.
3. The surgeon took a scalpel to make a midline abdominal incision.
4. The surgeon must be operating on the patient with a perforative appendicitis now.
5. To prevent complications after the flu one must go to bed at the onset of the disease and take prescribed drugs.
6. To treat advanced cases of malignant tumors is very difficult.
7. We had to take the newly admitted patient for an operation immediately to prevent the rupture of the appendix.
8. The old man was too weak to be operated on and the doctor decided to postpone the operation.
Exercise 8. Open the brackets using Infinitive in the appropriate form:
1. This is the patient (to take) to ward.
2. He wanted (to send) to the oncological centre for practice.
3. He seems (to recover) by and by (gradually).
4. The students were glad (to show) a plastic operation yesterday.
5. (To operate) on this patient we must give him a local anesthesia first.
6. The nurse brought the blood (transfer) to the patient (to operate).
7. The stitches are (to remove) on the tenth post-operative day.
8. (To consider) negative, an infant must have a negative DNA after age one month.
9. The patient had (to take) to an operation immediately to prevent the rupture of the appendix.
10. Further studies are needed (to characterize) the cause and possible treatment of hyper ammonia after lung transplantation.
Exercise 9. Read and translate the text:
1. What is damaged in Epilepsy?
2. Clusters of what cells in the brain signal are abnormally?
3. What problems may occur in epilepsy, when the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed?
4. When may Epilepsy develop?
5. When does epilepsy occur in a patient ?
6. What are the most common diagnostic tests for epilepsy?
7. What new types of therapies for epilepsy are being experimented now? transplanting fetal pig neurons, transplanting stem cells, and using a device that could predict seizures.
8. What device can predict seizures in Epilepsy?
9. When may children experience fewer seizures?
10. How do we call a diet – rich in fats and low in carbohydrates?
EPILEPSY.
Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is a disorder with many possible causes. Anything that disturbs the normal pattern of neuron activity - from illness to brain damage to abnormal brain development - can lead to seizures. Epilepsy may develop because of an abnormality in brain wiring, an imbalance of nerve signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters, or some combination of these factors. Having a seizure does not necessarily mean that a person has epilepsy. Only when a person has had two or more seizures is he or she considered to have epilepsy. *EEGs and brain scans are common diagnostic test for epilepsy.
Once epilepsy is diagnosed, it is important to begin treatment as soon as possible. For about 80 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques. Some antiepileptic drugs can interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives. In 1997, the FDA approved the vagus nerve stimulator for use in people with seizures that are not well-controlled by medication.
Scientists are studying potential antiepileptic drugs with goal of enhancing treatment for epilepsy. Scientists continue to study how neurotransmitters interact with brain cells to control nerve wiring and how non-neuronal cells in the brain contribute to seizures. One of the most-studied neurotransmitters is *GABA, or gamma-aminobutryic acid. Researchers are working to identify genes that may influence epilepsy. This information may allow doctors to prevent epilepsy or to predict which treatments will be most beneficial. Doctors are now experimenting with several new types of therapies for epilepsy, including transplanting fetal pig neurons into the brains of patients to learn whether cell transplants can help control seizures, transplanting stem cells, and using a device that could predict seizures up to 3 minutes before they begin. Researchers are continually improving MRI and other brain scans. Studies have show that in some case, children may experience fewer seizures if they maintain a strict diet - called the ketogenic diet - rich in fats and low in carbohydrates.
2. Clusters of what cells in the brain signal are abnormally?
3. What problems may occur in epilepsy, when the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed?
4. When may Epilepsy develop?
5. When does epilepsy occur a patient ?
6. What are the most common diagnostic tests for epilepsy?
7. What new types of therapies for epilepsy are being experimented now?
8. What device can predict seizures in Epilepsy?
9. When may children experience fewer seizures?
10. How do we call a diet – rich in fats and low in carbohydrates?
Exercise 11. Put questions to the underlined members or parts of sentences.
1. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally.
2. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.
3. Anything that disturbs the normal pattern of neuron activity - from illness to brain damage to abnormal brain development - can lead to seizures.
4. Epilepsy may develop because of an abnormality in brain wiring, an imbalance of nerve signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters, or some combination of these factors.
5. Only when a person has had two or more seizures is he or she considered to have epilepsy.
6. For about 80 percent of patients diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques.
7. Some antiepileptic drugs can interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
8. Scientists are studying potential antiepileptic drugs with goal of enhancing treatment for epilepsy.
9. Scientists continue to study how neurotransmitters interact with brain cells to control nerve firing and how non-neuronal cells in the brain contribute to seizures.
10. Studies have show that in some case, children may experience fewer seizures if they maintain a strict diet - called the ketogenic diet - rich in fats and low in carbohydrates.
Exercise 12. Make up sentences according to the text.
1. Epilepsy, possible, with, disorder, is, many, a, causes.
2. Is, as, to, epilepsy, begin, as, once, diagnosed, is, treatment, soon, important, it, possible.
Exercise 13. Insert the prepositions and adverbs where it is necessary.
1. Epilepsy is a brain disorder … which clusters … nerve cells, or neurons, … the brain sometimes signal abnormally.
2. *EEGs and brain scans are common diagnostic test … epilepsy.
3. … about 80 percent … those diagnosed … epilepsy, seizures can be controlled … modern medicines and surgical techniques.
4. Most people … epilepsy lead … normal lives.
5. Researchers are … improving MRI and other brain scans.
Exercise 14. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given below:
1. … a disorder of the brain function characterized by recurrent seizures that have a sudden onset.
2. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes …, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.
3. Epilepsy may develop because of … in brain wiring, an imbalance of nerve signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters, or some combination of these factors.
4. Having … does not necessarily mean that a person has epilepsy
5. … are common diagnostic test for epilepsy.
6. Once epilepsy… , it is important to begin treatment as soon as possible.
(*EEGs and brain scans; disturbed; a seizure; Epilepsy; an abnormality; is diagnosed).
Exercise 15. Translate into English, using active vocabulary:
Exercise 16. Give the summary of the text, according to the following questions.
To signal
To become disturbed
To lose consciousness
To disturb
To lead to
To consider
To diagnose
To be controlled with
To interfere with
To approve
To study
to continue to study
to interact with
to control
to contribute to
to identify
to influence
to allow
to prevent
to predict
to improve
to experience
to maintain
neuronal
strange
possible
abnormal
common
diagnostic
important
modern
surgical
antiepileptic
oral
vagus
not well-controlled
potential
antiepileptic
non-neuronal
beneficial
several
fewer
strict
ketogenic
rich
low
TEST:
1. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which… , or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally.
a. clots of nerve cells
b. clusters of nerve cells
c. fascicles of nerve cells
d. bundle of nerve cells
e. plexus of nerve cells
2. …epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.
a. At
b. On
c. In
d. Upon
e. Before
3. Anything that disturbs the normal pattern of neuron activity - from illness to brain damage to abnormal brain development -… .
a. can be lead to seizures
b. can leads to seizures
c. could lead to seizures
d. can lead to seizures
e. can to lead to seizures
4. Epilepsy may develop because of an abnormality in brain wiring, an imbalance of nerve signaling chemicals called… , or some combination of these factors.
a. neuroblasts
b. neurocytons
c. neurotachometers
d. neuroviruses
e. neurotransmitters
5. Only when a person …two or more seizures is he or she considered to have epilepsy.
a. has had
b. have had
c. had had
d. have been
e. have been had
6. …of those diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques.
a. For about 80 percent
b. For about 70 percent
c. For about 60 percent
d. For about 50 percent
e. For about 40 percent
7. …, the FDA approved the vagus nerve stimulator for use in people with seizures that are not well-controlled by medication.
a. In 1907
b. In 1987
c. In 1997
d. In 1917
e. In 1897
8. This information … epilepsy or to predict which treatments will be most beneficial.
a. may allow doctors to prevent
b. may allow doctors to prompt
c. may be allowed doctors to prevent
d. may be allow doctors to prevent
e. may allow doctors to prevent
9. Doctors are now experimenting with several new types of therapies for epilepsy, including transplanting fetal pig neurons into the brains of patients to learn whether cell transplants can help control seizures, transplanting stem cells, and using a device that could predict seizures… .
a. up to 3 minutes after they begin
b. up to 3 minutes before they begin
c. up to 3 minutes before they complete
d. up to 23 minutes before they begin
e. to three minutes after they finish
10. Studies have show that in some case, children may experience fewer seizures if they maintain a strict diet - called … - rich in fats and low in carbohydrates.
a. the bland diet
b. the gluten-free diet
c. the sodium-restricted diet
d. the ketogenic diet
e. the unmeasured diet
K E Y S
1. HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN UKRAINE.
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2. BONES, MUSCLES, JOINTS.
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4. CELLS
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7. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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8. DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT (TONSILLITIS, PHARYNGITIS, LARYNGITIS).