NSG 3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ibuprofen, Migraine, Shingles
Document Summary
Provides an awareness of body sensations; relays information about touch temperature position sense pain. Three levels of neurons involved in somatic sensation: Second order - in the spinal cord; transmit message to brain. Sensory impulses travel up spinal nerves to the spinal cord. Stereognosis - ability to sense size and shape of object without using vision. Proprioception - refers to the sense of joint or limb movement and position without using vision. Acute: short duration injury to body tissues and activation of nociceptive stimuli at the site of local tissue injury resolves when underlying cause is alleviated. Chronic: long duration also injury to body tissues. Associated with other features such as loss of appetite, insomnia, or depression. Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) - affects trigeminal nerves; most common; severe pain brought on by chewing or touch; facial ticks/grimace. Post-herpetic neuralgia - related to herpes zoster virus (which begins as chicken pox);
