Anatomy
This nerve is also referred to as cranial nerve V.
What is the trigeminal nerve?
This is the name for the overlap between the trigeminal and cervical nerves.
What is convergence mechanism?
This headache is characterized by lasting hours to days and causing pulsating/throbbing pain.
This area of the brain is often referred to as the TCC instead of its full name.
What is the Trigeminocervical Complex?
Injury to this causes the upregulation of receptors for inflammatory mediators and lowered activation thresholds.
What are the Trigeminal Afferent Nerves?
This type of headache is felt behind the eyes or in the back of the head.
What is an occipital or cervogenic headache?
This center of the brain helps determine the intensity of pain.
What is the thalamus?
Dysregulation of this compound creates poorly regulated cerebral blood flow.
What is CO2?
These 3 supplements should be prioritized after concussion.
What are Magnesium, Omega 3s, and Riboflavin?
This brain structure (that was mentioned in the lecture) provides temporary pain relief in flight or fight situations through inhibitory pathways?
What is the periaqueductal gray?
This consists of cargo, motor proteins, and tracks.
What is axonal transport?
This type of rehabilitation is important for the dizziness, nausea and balance issue that someone may experience after mTBI.
What is vestibular rehabilitation?
These are the names of the three meninges.
What are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater?
These cells check their surroundings for compounds indicative of CNS damage.
What are microglia?
These types of medications may be prescribed post concussion but require closer monitoring than with ibuprofen and acetaminophen.