Seizures
This type of seizure is characterized by a brief episode of staring and is more common in children than adults.
What is absence seizure?
Encouraging caregivers to place child in a safe place, such as a crib, while they walk away and take a break is a preventative measure for this.
What is Abusive Head Trauma?
Symptoms of ADHD must be present in this many settings in order for the disorder to be diagnosed.
What are 2?
With this disorder, increased CSF volume causes the 4 ventricles to enlarge and intracranial pressure to rise which can compress and damage brain structures.
What is hydrocephalus?
Hypotonia and hyperflexibility may lead to bonding issues in children with this condition.
What is Trisomy 21?
Family history and viral infections are risk factors for this time of seizure.
What is a febrile seizure?
The concept that children under 4 months of age should not have bruising on their torso, ears or neck is known as this.
Using simple and direct instructions, scheduled routines, encouraging physical activity and positive reinforcements are all nursing interventions for which disorder?
What is ADHD?
This illness of the brain is usually caused by a viral infection and starts with flu like symptoms and may progress to a decreased LOC, seizures and trouble with speech, eye sight and hearing.
What is encephalitis?
Trisomy 21 babies are at a higher risk for this endocrine disorder that requires lifelong treatment?
What is hypothyroidism?
When this type of seizure occurs, the person may jerk and lose consciousness. They may also lose control of their bowel and bladder.
What is Tonic-Clonic?
This sign is positive if there is bruising behind the ears.
What is Battle Sign?
This is a screening tool used to screen for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What is mCHAT?
Nursing should ensure their patients with increased intracranial pressure do not have this, as they want to maintain adequate perfusion of brain tissue.
What is hypotension?
To check for this sign you would lay the patient supine and flex the neck.
What is Brudenski's sign?
This is the term for the period after a seizure when the person regains consciousness. They may still feel confused and disoriented.
This is the difference between the mean arterial pressure and the intracranial pressure.
What is the cerebral perfusion pressure?
To be diagnosed with this disorder, patients must have deficits in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted or repetitive behavior.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Vaccination against measles and mumps and mosquito avoidance are preventative measures for what?
What is encephalitis?
These patients may present with increased head circumference, vomiting, irritability, lethargy and bulging fontanelle.
What is hydrocephalus?
This is a seizure that lasts more than 5 minutes, or more than one seizure in a 5 minute period without a return to consciousness. This is a medical emergency and may lead to death.
What is Status Epilepticus?
You should do this to the head of the bed as a nursing intervention for increased intracranial pressure.
What is raise?
Patients with this disorder have deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging from poorly regulated integrated verbal and nonverbal communication to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures to total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Prevent injury, prevent deformity, enforce therapeutic measures and facilitate communication are all nursing interventions for this disorder usually caused by a brain injury in the fetal or perinatal period.
What is cerebral palsy?
If the patient is supine, with the knee and hip flexed, and they report this when the knee is extended, they have a positive Kernig Sign.
What is back pain?