Ch. 59 Chronic Neurologic Problems (Unit 4)

Question 1

Headache

Answer 1

The most common type of pain that humans experience

Question 2

Headache pain can arise from both

Answer 2

intracranial and extracranial sources

Question 3

Primary headaches

Answer 3

Those not caused by a disease or another medical condition

Question 4

Primary headache classifications include

Answer 4

tension-type, migraine, and cluster headaches

Question 5

Secondary Headache

Answer 5

caused by another condition or disorder, such as sinus infection, neck injury, and stroke

Question 6

Tension-type headache

Answer 6

(Stress headache) The most common type of headache.

Question 7

Tension-type headache characterized by

Answer 7

Bilateral location and pressing or tightening quality

Question 8

Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 8

Caused by decreased levels of dopamine into the brain that lead to resting tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, and a shuffling gait.

Question 9

Clinical Manifestations of Tension-type headache

Answer 9

Bilateral frontal-occipital headache described as a constant, dull pressure, or bandlike headache associated with neck pain and increased tone in the cervical and neck muscles.

-Sensitivity to light (Photophobia) and sound

Question 10

Prodrome

Answer 10

Early manifestation of impending disease

Question 11

Migraine headache

Answer 11

Recurring headache characterized by unilateral (sometimes) bilateral throbbing pain, a triggering event or factor, and manifestations