Cerebral Palsy
CP is caused by damage to this organ before, during, or shortly after birth.
What is the brain?
Huntington’s disease is passed from parent to child through a faulty one of these.
What is a gene?
The leading cause of traumatic brain injury, especially in older adults.
What are falls?
Meningitis is inflammation of these protective membranes.
What are the meninges?
GBS is this type of disorder, in which the immune system attacks the body’s own nerves.
What is an autoimmune disorder?
The most common type of CP, with stiff, tight muscles.
What is spastic cerebral palsy?
The chance that each child of a parent with HD will inherit it.
What is 50%?
The mildest form of traumatic brain injury.
What is a concussion?
The classic three signs of meningitis are fever, severe headache, and this.
What is a stiff neck?
The direction weakness usually spreads in GBS, starting in the feet and legs.
What is upward (ascending)?
This word describes CP because the brain damage does not get worse.
What is non-progressive?
The jerky, dance-like involuntary movements of Huntington’s disease.
What is chorea?
After a head injury, this pupil finding must be reported to the nurse immediately.
What are unequal pupils?
The most serious type of meningitis.
What is bacterial meningitis?
The most dangerous complication of GBS that must be reported immediately.
What is breathing difficulty (respiratory failure)?
To prevent contractures in a resident with CP, the nursing assistant performs these exercises.
What are range-of-motion (ROM) exercises?
Symptoms of HD usually begin between these ages.
What are ages 30 to 50?
Residents taking these medications can bleed into the brain even after a minor fall.
What are blood thinners (anticoagulants)?
The type of isolation precautions used for bacterial meningitis, as ordered.
What are droplet precautions?
GBS often follows a stomach infection with this bacterium from undercooked poultry.
What is Campylobacter?
For safe eating, a resident with CP should sit upright at this angle.
What is 90 degrees?
Residents with HD need this type of diet because constant movement burns extra energy.
What is a high-calorie diet?
Bleeding between the brain and its covering that can develop slowly, over days or weeks, after a fall.
What is a subdural hematoma?
A purple or red rash that does not fade when pressed is a sign of this type of meningitis.
What is meningococcal meningitis?
This treatment removes harmful antibodies from the blood.
What is plasma exchange (plasmapheresis)?