Cranial Nerves
Cranial Nerve 1
Olfactory
Decreased Responsiveness
Early Signs of Intracranial Pressure
Adaptation of the body to a drug, resulting in withdrawel signs after the drug is discontinued
Physical Dependance
Degree of pain that is endured by an individual
Pain Tolerance
Warning Sign of upcoming CVA (Cerbral Vascular Accident)
Trainsient Ischemis Attack (TIA)
Assessed by asking patient to follow a pen with their eyes only
Cranial Nerves 4 and 6
Pressure in the emetic center in the medulla results in
Vomiting
Causes Loss of Motor function, cirrhosis, Altered personality, amnesia and mental confusion
Chronic alcoholism
Severe but short term
Acute Pain
Severe Headaches, Nuchal Rigidity, and photophonia are signs of
Meningitis
Carnial nerve 7
Facial
Gliomas
Progressive loss of intellectual function and personailty due to cortical atrophy
Alzheimers
Pain as a result to damage of peripherial nerves
Neuropathic pain
Brain injury where the brain is injured when it bounces off of the skull due to sudden acceleration or deceleration
Contrecoup Injury
The only cranial nerve that travels below the Neck
Vagus Nerve (Cranial Nerve 10)
Pupil of the eye, becomes dilated and unresponsive to light because of pressure on
Cranial Nerve 3 Optic
Periods of intense fear and anxiety
Panic Disorders
Pain that is diagnosed through trigger point sensativity
Fibromyalgia
clonic stage of a seizure consist of
Alternating Contractions and Relaxation of Skeletal Muscles
Assessed By sticking out your tongue
Cranial Nerve 12 (Hypoglossal)
epidural hematoma is located between the
Dura Mater and Skull
A mood disorder that can be a result of chronic disease
Depression
Pain felt in apendages that no longer exist in a patient
Phantom Pain
pathophysiological change in Parkinson’s disease?
Degeneration of the basal Nuclei with a deficit of dopamine