NURS 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Transient Ischemic Attack, Absence Seizure, Autoimmune Disease
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Transient ischemic attack (tia: (cid:862)s(cid:373)all stroke(cid:863, can put you at a higher risk for a stroke, often resolves itself. Stroke (cva: most commonly caused by blood clot in the brain, hemorrhagic stroke: bleeding in the brain, (cid:862)(cid:449)orst headache of your life(cid:863, definitively diagnosed through an mri. F. a. s. t: facial droop, arm, speech slurred / aphasia, time. Dopamine: a nt that is not produced in sufficient amounts affecting the proper functioning of the motor neurons. Trap: tremor: worse at rest, rigidity: muscles become stiff, jerky movements, akinesia or bradykinesia: lack of slowing of movement, postural instability: increased risk of falls. Seizures are caused by interruptions of the normal electrical activity in the brain: gran mal: hit ground before seizing, petit mal: zoning out for a little while (minor seizures) Care for a person having a seizure. Destroys the myelin sheaths that protect the nerves. Strikes early in life 20s to 40s. Progressive disease that begins in the hands, feet, and eyes first.
