I LOVE MY BRAIN
THESE ARE THE TWO SUBDIVISIONS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
WHAT IS THE SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC?
THIS CRANIAL NERVE LETS YOU SHRUG YOUR SHOULDERS.
WHAT IS THE SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE AKA #11?
THIS IS A COMMON DIURETIC THAT IS USED TO HELP PULL OFF FLUID IN ICP.
WHAT IS MANNITOL?
WHEN PRESSURE ON THE BRAIN STEM IS INCREASING, THE SYSTOLIC B/P WILL RISE WHILE THE DIASTOLIC REMAINS UNCHANGED.
WHAT IS WIDENING PULSE PRESSURE?
THIS TYPE OF SEIZURE IS CONSIDERED THE MOST SEVERE. THE PEOPLE MIGHT EVEN LOSE BLADDER CONTROL.
WHAT IS TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL) SEIZURE?
What is an age related change to the neurological system?
•Nerve cells decrease
•Brain weight reduced and ventricles increase in size
•Increased plaques and tangled fibers are found in cerebral tissue
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•Pupil can be smaller and may respond more slowly to light
•Older person’s eye movements may be more jerky than smooth
•Reflexes intact except for Achilles tendon jerk which might be present
THIS CRANIAL NERVE LETS YOU STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE.
WHAT IS THE HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE AKA #12?
IF YOU HAVE ICP, THE HOB NEEDS TO ELEVATED TO 30-45 DEGREES TO HELP PROMOTE THIS.
WHAT IS VENOUS DRAINAGE?
YOU CAN NOT DO A LUMBAR PUNCTURE ON SOMEONE SUSPECTED OF HAVING THIS.
WHAT IS ICP?
THIS SEIZURE IS LIKE GIVING A BLANK STARE FOR A MINUTE OR TWO.
WHAT IS AN ABSENCE (PETIT MAL) SEIZURE?
Stress triggers the sympathetic nervous system and increases the secretion of
What is norepinephrine and epinephrine?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
THIS NERVE ALLOWS YOU TO FEEL YOUR FACE.
WHAT IS THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE AKA NERVE #5?
WHEN ICP GETS BAD, 3 THINGS CAN DEVELOP, LOW HR, HIGH B/P, AND WIDENING PULSE PRESSURE. WHAT ARE THESE SYMPTOMS POINTING TO?
WHAT IS CUSHING'S TRIAD?
AFTER A PERSON HAS A SEIZURE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS VITAL SIGN BE MONITORED.
WHAT ARE RESPIRATIONS?
THIS ANTI-SEIZURE MED CAN CAUSE LIVER DYSFUNCTION SO YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY UNUSUAL BLEEDING.
WHAT IS TEGRETOL?
AFTER A LUMBAR PUCNTURE, THEY MUST LIE FLAT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THIS.
WHAT IS A SPINAL HEADACHE?
WHEN YOU HAVE THIS CONDITION, RELATED TO THE TRIGEMINAL BEING INFLAMED, YOU WILL HAVE SEVERE FACIAL PAIN.
WHAT IS TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA?
THIS SURGICAL PROCEDURE MAY BE PERFORMED TO RELIEVE ICP BY TAKING OFF A PIECE OF THE SKULL.
WHAT IS A CRANIOTOMY?
IF SOMEONE IS FIXING TO HAVE A SEIZURE IT IS BEST TO PUT THEM IN THIS POSITION.
WHAT IS SIDE-LYING POSITION?
IN THIS DISORDER, DOPAMINE PRODUCING CELLS ARE DAMAGED OR DECREASED. THIS DISORDER OFTEN STARTS WITH A HAND TREMOR.
WHAT IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
Controls movement, balance and posture
What is cerebellum?
THIS IS THE LONGEST OF THE CRANIAL NERVES AND IT CAN HELP TO SLOW DOWN THE HEART RATE.
WHAT IS THE VAGUS NERVE AKA #10?
What is the best indication of increased ICP?
Level of Consciousness (LOC)
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE ABOUT A SEIZURE.
WHAT IS DURATION?
THIS PROCESS CAN BE USED IN AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDERS SUCH AS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. THIS PROCESS SEPERATES AND REMOVES THE ANTI-BODIES THAT ARE THE CAUSING FACTOR.
WHAT IS PLASMAPHERESIS?