11:709:255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Ketogenic Diet, Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe
11 Feb 2020
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Frontal lobe: motor function, higher thoughts, emotion. Occipital lobe: sense of smell, vision. Parietal lobe: attention, coordination, taste, touch, pain. Temporal lobe: memory, speech and hearing, prone to seizures. Neurological condition that from time to time produces disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain bursts of electrical energy that are more intense than usual: may be parietal/focal (one area) or generalized (throughout) Seizures are a symptom of epilepsy occur in a portion of the brain or entire brain. Epilepsy considered as diagnosis when there are 2+ unprovoked seizures. Inability to prepare meals: confusion, dementia, impaired vision, poor motor skills. Difficulty feeding due to limb weakness/paralysis, positioning, confusion, apraxia, sided neglect: sided neglect: crossing of nerve innervation, hemiparesis: weakness on one side of the body, hemianopsia: blindness to visual field. Goals of mnt with epilepsy: ensure nutritional adequacy (kcal, protein, fluid, vitamin/minerals, address limited food choices with ketogenic diet, monitor and evaluate potential drug-nutrient interactions.
