BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Hematoma, Dura Mater, Absence Seizure
23 Jul 2020
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Sudden loss of consciousness and generalized involuntary muscular contractions. Vacillates between rigid body extension and an alternating contracting and relaxing of muscles. Small seizures in which there is a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness. Acute polyneuritis of the peripheral nervous system. Myelin sheaths on axons are destroyed, resulting in decreased nerve impulses, loss of reflex response, and sudden muscle weakness. Usually follows a viral gastrointestinal or respiratory infection. Pain anywhere within the cranial cavity varying in intensity from mild to severe. May occur as the result of a disease process. Recurring, pulsating, vascular headache usually developing on one side of the head. May be preceded by an aura during which sensory disturbance occurs. Headache occurring typically 2 to 3 hours after falling asleep. Extreme pain around one eye that wakens the person from sleep. Headache that occurs from a long, endured contraction of the skeletal muscles around the face, scalp, upper back, and neck.
