Seizure
This phase follows a seizure and often leaves the person confused and exhausted
Postictal phase
Late sign shown by high blood pressure, slow heart rate, and widened pulse pressure
Cushing's Triad
This type of pain acts as a protective warning and usually resolves once the injury heals
Acute pain
This class of drugs causes pinpoint pupils and dangerously slow breathing
Opioids
Most common type of dementia, characterized by amyloid plaques and tau tangles
Alzheimer's disease
This major safety concern during a seizure is due to possible blockage by the tongue, vomit, or lack of respirations
Airway
Brain tissue being forced through skull openings, often leading to death
Herniation
Pain caused by damaged nerves that patients often describe as burning or “pins and needles"
Neuropathic pain
The uncomfortable set of symptoms that appears when a dependent person suddenly stops using a substance
Withdrawal
The most common early sign seen in progressive cognitive decline
Short-term or recent memory loss
A focal seizure that spreads and affects the whole body
Secondary generalized seizure
Signs include decreased LOC, severe headache, and swelling of the optic disc
Early signs of increased ICP
This theory proposes that the spinal cord can modulate pain signals
Gate control theory
The assessment tool (CIWA) is used to evaluate severity of withdrawal from this substance
Alcohol
Caused by interrupted blood flow to the brain, often following strokes
Vascular dementia
Everyone can have one of these, but it does not mean they have the chronic disorder
Epilepsy
Cushing’s triad occurs because the brain is trying to overcome this critical problem
Cerebral perfusion or ischemia
Pain that is felt in a distant location from the actual tissue damage is called this
Referred pain
A patient with dilated pupils, paranoia, hypertension, and agitation is likely intoxicated with this category
CNS Stimulants
Inability to perform learned motor skills despite intact muscles
Apraxia
Repeated seizures without recovery between episodes and can lead to permanent brain damage is called
Status Epilepticus
This diagnostic procedure allows direct measurement and drainage of CSF to reduce pressure
Ventriculostomy
Highly subjective, influenced by age, culture, emotion, past experience, and fatigue
Pain perception
A patient in withdrawal from this substance may show yawning, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, and piloerection
Opioids
This type of dementia often presents in people under age 60 with prominent personality and behavior changes
Frontotemporal dementia