Migraine
~ specific type of headache characterized by severe head pain, sensitivity to light,
dizziness, and nausea; Imitrex is the gold standard for >12 yo
Concussion
~ violent shaking up or jarring of the brain such as by a blow.
Symptoms: Headache, Vision Disturbance, Dizziness, Ri...
✓~ Largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision,
speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.
Frontal Lobe
✓~ associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and
problem solving
Parietal Lobe
✓~ A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information
about touch. Also orientation and perception of stimuli.
Occipital Lobe
✓~ A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
, Temporal Lobe
✓~ An area on each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex near the temples that is the
primary receiving area for auditory information; memory and speech
Cerebellum
✓~ the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory
input and coordinating movement and posture
Limbic System
✓~ neural system located buried within the Cerebrum; associated with emotions and
drives. Contains the hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus.
Hypothalamus
✓~ a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked
to emotion
Amygdala
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