cns
can all 3 membranes be involved with meningitis?
yes
what type of glioma grows significantly before detection in the 4th ventricle in children?
ependymoma
what type of seizure involves loss of consciousness and bilateral hemispheres?
complex partial seizure
what type of seizure comes from a fever and is most common in children?
febrile seizure
what kind of headache increases the risk of a stroke in women 20-45 years old?
migraine
what type of meningitis is a medical emergency?
bacterial meningitis
focal seizures are the first symptom of what kind of tumor?
meningioma
what kind of seizure preserves consciousness and only involves one hemisphere?
simple partial seizure
what type of seizure signifies sepsis or bacterial meningitis?
febrile seizure
what is the second most common headache?
migraine
acute inflammatory disease of the brain parenchyma caused by a virus is...
encephalitis
what does prodrome mean in terms of seizures?
S&S precede a seizure by hours
when seizures are prolonged and repeated so recovery doesn't occur, this is known as...
status epilepticus
what is the most common type of primary headaches?
tension headache
a migraine with aura lasts...
4-72 hours
what is good to use to diagnose cns tumors?
MRI & CT (for emergency)
what does aura mean?
S&S precede a seizure by seconds/minutes
what do you do if a patient is having a seizure?
let it run its course, clear environment, roll on their side
tension headaches occur in response to...
stress
a migraine without aura lasts...
it is recurrent
what type of glioma grows slow and becomes cystic?
astrocytoma
what type of seizure arises in one hemisphere and can spread during the seizure?
partial seizure
what is the number one medical management for seizures?
medication
what type of headache is NOT associated with nausea?
tension headache
are migraines associated with nausea?
yes