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Band-like, vise-like; Can be severe
Treated with NSAIDs, Job ergonomics |
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Episodic, familial,Unilateral, frontotemporal,Throbbing
Behind eye, ear Associated symptoms
Follows a pattern |
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Vascular
Neuronal
Serotonin |
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| characterized by recurrent, throbbing headaches that often affect one side of the head (i.e., it is unilateral), are of at least moderate intensity, and may cause nausea, phonophobia or photophobia. |
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| a migraine that's preceded or accompanied by a variety of sensory warning signs or symptoms, such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your hand or face. |
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| migraine w/aura 3 phases: |
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prodrome
2nd phase
3rd phase |
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| migraine w/aura prodrome phase |
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| Aura – visual or neurologic changes |
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| migraine w/aura second phase |
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Headache – throbbing
Nausea, vomiting |
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| migraine w/aura third phase |
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Migraines/neurologic (no aura)
2 of the following: |
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Unilateral
Pulsating
Nausea, photophobia, phonophobia
Lasts 4 hrs to 3 days |
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Menstrual migraines
Cluster headaches |
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| women of child bearing years tied to cycle |
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| nicknamed "suicide headache", is a neurological disease that involves, as its most prominent feature, an immense degree of pain in the head. Cluster headaches occur periodically: spontaneous remissions interrupt active periods of pain. |
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It possesses structural similarity to several neurotransmitters, and has biological activity as a vasoconstrictor.
It is used medicinally for treatment of acute migraine attacks (sometimes in combination with caffeine). |
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| used as antiepileptics. However, the most widespread clinical usage of calcium channel blockers is to decrease blood pressure in patients with hypertension. CCBs are particularly efficacious in treating elderly patients. Calcium channel blockers are also frequently used to alter heart rate, to prevent cerebral vasospasm, and to reduce chest pain caused by angina pectoris. |
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More men
Starts 20s to30s
Unilateral (excruciating)
Daily for 6-8 weeks then remission
Lasts 10 to 45 minutes |
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| Located on or affecting the same side of the body. |
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| Non-epileptic seizures from: |
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Metabolic, electrolytes
Alcohol
Heart disease
Fever |
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| International Classification of Epileptic Seizures/Generalized |
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Absence (petit mal)
Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal)
Myoclonic
Atonic
Clonic
Tonic |
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| International Classification of Epileptic Seizures/Partial seizures (focal) |
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Simple partial
Complex partial |
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interventions
Secondary and non-epileptic – |
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| remove or treat the underlying cause |
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| Interventions/primary seizures |
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drug therapy
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)
Achieve seizure control without causing major side effects |
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Agency policy
O2, airway, & suction equipment at hand
IV access
Side rails - ?padded, ?up
Bed – lowest position
NO padded tongue blades |
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Position and protect
Observe and document
Turn to side (turn head to side)
Remove objects that will harm patient |
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| Single-photon emission computed tomography is a nuclear medicine tomographic[1] imaging technique using gamma rays. |
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| a surgical procedure that disconnects the cerebral hemispheres, resulting in a condition called split-brain. Surgical Tx for epilepsy |
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Parkinson’s disease
3 cardinal symptoms |
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Muscle rigidity
Bradykinesia
Tremor |
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Worst headache of life
Stiff neck, vomiting
Vasospasm |
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