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| Brief Loss of consciousness/blank staring; common in children, runs in families |
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| Loss of consciousness for 1-3 minutes d/t excessive eletrical discharge within the brain; associated with "automatisms" |
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| Progressive neurologic degenerative/movement disorder of the substantia nigra in the basal ganglia of the brain d/t a deficiency of Dopamine and Relative increase Ach causing tremor, ridgity, akinesia and postural instability |
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| Increased volume in either the CSF, Brain tissue mass or blood |
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| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
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| Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (RIND) causing focal dysfunction' warning sign of impending ischemic stroke |
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| Bacterial > viral inflammation/infection of the aracnoid and pia mater of the brain and spinal column with a 25% mortality rate; sever headache, photophobia, nuchal rigidty |
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| Throbbing, unilateral pain in the head often associated with photophobia, visial changesand increased sensitivity behind the eye/ear; may be associated with an aura in prodromal phase |
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| Excruciating, unilateral headache of males>females in a recurring daily pattern x weeksm then remission for months |
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| Abnormal posturing/flextion of the arms, wrists, and fingers with internal rotation and plantar flexionof the legs (protect core) |
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| Abnormal posturing,rigidity and extension of the arms and legs, pronationof the arms, plantar flexion and opisthotonos (brain stem dysfuction -- no attempt to protect core) |
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| Abnormal increase CSF volume caused by either impaired reabsorption of CSF or blockage to CSF outflow; treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt |
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| Temporary, transient and reversible episode of confusion or unconsciousness following head trauma |
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| Brusing of the brain (either from coup of contrecoup injury) |
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| Venous bleeding between dura and cerebrum after a head injury and shearing force of the trauma; s/s occur slowly (48 hours - 2 weeks) |
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| This injury results in CSF leak into nose or ears |
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| Eye opening, motor response, and verbal response |
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| The endothelial cells of the cerebral capillaries are joined so tightly together that some substances in the plasma can not cross into the CSF, yet some can (oxygen, glucose, CO2, alcohol, anesthetics and water) |
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| Vessel integrity is interrupted and bleeding occurs into the brain, most often r/t a ruptured aneurysm |
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| Occlusion of an artery in the brain due to a thrombus/embolism d/t atherosclerotic changes in blood vessel walls |
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| Notation of neurologic assessment includes pupil constriction (Cranial nerve III), tests of pupil equality, shape (round), reaction to light, and accomodation |
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| Incurable, degenerative disease causing progressive dementia and memory loss; cerebral atrophy and neurofibillary tangles and beta amyloid plaques |
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