Neuro stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

which pituitary cell secretes luteinizing hormone? - Answer gonadotropic cells respiratory activities are controlled by? - Answer centers in the pons and the medulla oblongata conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in the? - Answer cerebral hemispheres a highly specialized region of the sympathetic division that causes widespread sympathetic activation is found in the? - Answer adrenal medulla the autonomic division of the nervous system directs? - Answe...

A nurse is taking care of a patient who has sustained head trauma as a reuslt of a motor vehicle accident. The nursenotices fluid leakingfrom the nose and ears. Based on this infprmation what diagnostic test should be tested for immediately? - Answer Glucose A nurse is educating a patient and family about the neurological systemsas it relates to the stroke that the patient had. Which is a function of a neuron that the nurse needs to include in the client's teaching? - Answer Conducts message...

When is a neurologic exam performed? - Answer -Comprehensive physical assessment -On a person with neurological concerns -Recheck examination on persons with demonstrated neurologic deficits who require periodic assessments Subjective questions to ask during a neurologic exam - Answer -Have you noticed any changes in your ability to move around or participate in usual activities? -Do you have any chronic disease? -High blood pressure? -Myasthenia gravis? -Multiple sclerosis? -In you...

Dura mater? - Answer - Outermost, thickest, strongest The dura mater contains perforations for? - Answer CN and vessels to pass through. Dura mater has 2 layers? What are they? - Answer Periosteal layer and meningeal layer Sinuses created by separations of the dura mater are important for? - Answer Venous Drainage Falx Cerebri? - Answer Separates the L/R Hemispheres Tentorium Cerebelli? - Answer Covers cerebellum Falx cerebri can cause damage to ________ if head is moved or sto...

When you are testing mental status, what do you need to look at? - Answer - level of alertness, attention, and cooperation - orientation - memory - apraxia - language (spontaneous speech, comprehension, naming, etc) What is apraxia? What kind of disorder is it? When might it be seen? - Answer - inability to perform a learned motor act despite desire an physical ability to perform - disorder of motor planning - may be seen with parietal lobe lesions What is muscle tone? - Answer - res...

Presentation ALZHEIMER’S DISEA SENR 566 Pharmacology for care of the family

This summary contains all the important information from the articles. This summary will make reading the articles unnecessary and will hopefully save you some time :) Of the method sections, only the important outlines are described, as the methods are not the focus of this course. Important examples are included to explain the concepts that I found quite difficult to grasp. I included models, figures and tables. This summary included: The technology crisis in neuropsychology (Miller & Barr, ...