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45 Chronic Disorders of Neurological Function Flashcards

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brain cerebellar disorders

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  • seizure disorder
  • dementia
  • parkinson disease
  • cerebral palsy
  • hydrocephalus
  • cerebellar disorders
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Seizure Disorder

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transient neurologic event of paroxysmal abnormal or excessive cortical electrical discharge

  • -manifested by disturbances of skeletal motor function, sensation, autonomic visceral function, behavior, or consciousness
  • -due to an alteration in membrane potential that makes certain neurons abnormally hyperactive + hypersensitive to changes in the environment (epileptogenic focus)
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possible triggers of seizure disorder

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flashing lights, fever, loud noises

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GENERALIZED Seizure Disorder

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whole brain surface is affected during the seizure

-involvmnt of thalamus + RAS sytm results in loss of consciousness

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GENERALIZED Seizure Disorder

5 types + examples

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1 ABSENCE (PETIT MAL): occurs in kids, staring spells lasting seconds
2 ATYPICAL ABSENCE: myclonic jerks, automatism
staring spell
3 MYOCLONIC: single/several jerks
4 ATONIC (DROP ATTACK): fall down
5 TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL): jerking of many muscles

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Seizure Disorder

diagnosis

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electroencephalograms

–assess electrical patterns of brain regions

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Seizure Disorder

treatment for DURING A SEIZURE

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  • maintain airway
  • protect fr injury
  • document course seizure
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Seizure Disorder

treatment when not hazing an episode

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ANTICONVULSANT MEDICATION

  • contd until no sizures for atleast 2 years
  • -then gradually withdrawn
  • NOT A CURE
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Dementia

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syndrome assoc w many pathologies

–characterized by progressive deterioration + continuing decline of memory + other cognitive changes

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types of Dementia

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1 Alzheimer (most common)
2 Vascular
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Alzheimer’s Disease

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characterized by degeneration of neurons in temporal + frontal lobes, brain atrophy, amyloid plaques, + neurofibrillary tangles

-behavioral problems progress from forgetfulness to total inability for self-care

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Vascular Dementia

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results fr single cerebrovascular insults

-risk factors: stroke, hypertension + diabetes

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Dementia

s/s

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  • as the disease progresses, increasing difficulty w judgment, abstract thinking, problem-solving, + communication
  • assistance for completing activities of daily living [ADLs]
  • difficulty w eating, swallowing, weight loss, loss of bladder
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Dementia

treatment

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  • ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
  • N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists: memantine (Namenda)
  • early diagnosis + intervention is KEY
  • early stage may stay at home, later in an assisted living
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ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS

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  • tacrine (Cognex)
  • donepezil (Aricept)
  • rivastigmine (Exelon)
  • galantamine (Reminyl)
  • for mild-moderate Alzheimers disease + Vascular dementia
  • not a cure
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N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists: memantine (Namenda)

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  • for moderate-severe alzheimer

- blocks stim by neuroexcitatory transmitter glutamate

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Parkinson Disease

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  • Dopamine deficiency in basal ganglia (substansia nigra) assoc w motor impairment, Lewy bodies
  • difficulty initiating + controlling mvmt results in akinesia, tremor, rigidity
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Parkinson Disease

s/s

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  • general lack of mvmt
  • loss of facial expression
  • drooling
  • propulsive shuffling gait
  • absent arm swing
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Cerebral Palsy

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diverse group of crippling syndromes that appear during childhood + involve permanent, nonaggressive damage to motor control areas of brain
-symptoms remain for life

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what area is damaged in cerebral palsy?

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upper motor neurons that control voluntary + involuntary muscle mvmt

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Cerebral Palsy

etiology

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  • prenatal infection
  • disease of mother
  • mechanical trauma to head before, during, or after birth
  • exposure to nerve-damaging poisons
  • reduced oxygen supply to the brain
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Hydrocephalus

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abnormal accumulation of CSF in cerebroventricular sytm

-assoc w neural tube deficit

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Obstructive Hydrocephalus

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obstruction to the flow of CSF

-blocked aqueduct of Sylvius, fr premature closure before birth

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Obstructive Hydrocephalus

treatment

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may be corrected surgically

  • VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT
  • –most effective treatment
  • –CSF flows into peritoneal cavity
  • ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY
  • –making a hole in the third ventricle to allow free flow of CSF into basal cisterns for reabsorption
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Multiple Sclerosis

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chronic demyelinating disease of the CNS that primarily affects young adults
–autoimmune disorder that results in inflammation + scarring (sclerosis) of myelin sheaths covering nerves; slowly progressive

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demyelination can occur throughout the CNS but often affects….

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1 optic nerve
2 oculomotor nerve
3 spinal nerve tract

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Multiple Sclerosis

s/s

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exacerbation + remission:

  • -exacerbated by heat, infection, trauma, stress
  • double/blurred vision
  • weakness
  • poor coordination
  • sensory deficits
  • bowel + bladder control may be lost
  • memory impairment common
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Spina Bifida

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development anomaly characterized by defective closure of the bony encasement of the spinal cord (neural tube) thru which the spinal cord + meninges may or may not protrude

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Spina Bifida

etiology

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environmental factors (especially lack of folate) + genetics

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Spina Bifida

treatment

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surgery
C-section
***folic acid before + during pregnancy

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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aka Lou Gehrig disease

  • progressive disease affecting both the upper and lower motor neurons
  • weakness + wasting of upper extremities usually occur, followed by impaired speech, swallowing, + breathing
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

s/s

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weakness
atrophy
cramps
stiffness
irregular twitching
hyperreflexia in weak
atrophied extremity
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Spinal Cord Injury

mechanisms of injury

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hyperflexion
hyperextension
compression

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types of Spinal Cord Injury

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1 Spinal Shock

2 Neurogenic Shock

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Spinal Cord Injury - Spinal Shock

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occurs immediately + characterized by temporary loss of reflexes below the level of injury

  • -muscles flaccid; skeletal/autonomic reflex lost
  • -end of spinal shock: reflex return + flaccidity replace spasticity
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Spinal Cord Injury - Neurogenic Shock

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may occur after SCI due to peripheral vasodilation
–hypotension, bradycardia, + circulatory collapse can occur (life-threatening); high spinal cord injuries can affect respiratory muscles

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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inflammatory demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system or a lower motor neuron disorder
–segmental demyelination that is T-cell + B-cell mediated

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome

s/s

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  • muscle weakness that begins in the lower extremities + spreads to the proximal spinal neurons
  • progressive ascending weakness or paralysis, may affect respiratory muscles
39
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Bell Palsy

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idiopathic neuropathy of the facial nerve

-paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face

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Bell Palsy

etiology

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virus

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Bell Palsy

s/s

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  • develop rapidly over 24-48 hrs
  • unilateral facial weakness
  • facial droop + diminished eye blink
  • hyperacusis
  • decreased lacrimation
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Status Epilpeticus

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continuing series of seizures,

  • no recovery bw episodes
  • life threatening
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2 types of seizures

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Generalized

Partial

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Partial seizures

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abnomal electrical activity on ONE brain hemisphere

3 types: simple , complex, partialw secondary generalization

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Simple Partial Seizure

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no change in LOC

-motor, sensory, or autinomic sympt common

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Complex Partial Seizure

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change in LOC

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