Assessments
3 important things to assess for the Nervous System?
1. Head-to-Toe Exam
2. Cranial Nerves 1-12
3. Motor and sensory function
What is Nuchal Rigidity?
Tightness and inability to move the neck muscles
What Diagnostic exam records electrical activity of the brain to evaluate seizure disorders or cerebral disease
EEG - Electroencephalogram
In what type of seizure will a person not return to consciousness?
Status Epilepticus
The victims of this type of headache are 90% male
Cluster Headache
A Head injury that occurs on the opposite side of Impact
Contrecoup
The 2 potential Complications of Meningitis
Elevated ICP
SIADH
What age groups are usually effected Petite Mal Seizures
They occur in children and rarely continue past adolescence
True or False : Phenobarbitals are meds for Seizures
True
Clinical Manifestations of this type of headache are Photophobia and Phonophobia
Migraine Headache
4 of the Brains protective Mechanisms
Skin, Bone, Dura Mater, Arachnoid layer, Pia Mater, Gray Matter, White Matter
This meningitis Diagnostic test provides Direct visualization of cerebral blood vessels
Cerebral Angiogram
During a Petite Mal Seizure, the person will usually do what?
A brief staring spell that lasts only a few seconds
Symptoms of tension, migraine, and cluster formation in the brain chemistry describe what kind of Headache
Primary Headache
Foods high in what are considered Triggers for Migraine headaches
Tyramine
The 3 signs of Cushing's Triad
(HyperBradyBrady)
Hypertension, Bradycardia, Bradypnea
What is the important nursing consideration that must be made before performing a Lumbar puncture?
Ensure that the patient does not have a Cerebral Tumor
Stand up and show how Jacksonian March moves through the body?
Moves from the fingers, to the arm, to the face, to one side of the body, then down the leg
During a headache, Serotonin levels increase or decrease?
Decrease
How long does Throbbing last in Migraine Headaches
4-6 hours
The Normal ICP Range
10-15 mmHg
In a lumbar puncture, the spinal needle is inserted between what 2 Lumbar vertebrae
3rd and 4th
When someone is experiencing an Aura, They may have these 2 tastes
Metallic taste
Noxious odor
Tension Headaches are described as feeling like...
A tight band across the head
What are the Medications for Migraines
OTC-NSAIDS
Excedrin
Serotonin Receptor Agonists(Imitrex, ergotamine's, Dihydroergotamine)