MOD #3 STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
1
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A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT CAUSES SEIZURES.
A
EPILEPSY
2
Q
A type of headache that tends to recur and causes moderate to severe pain. The pain is often described as throbbing or pulsing and usually begins on one side of the head.
A
MIGRANE HEADACHE
3
Q
A temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain .
A
TIA–TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
4
Q
A blockage in an artery that supplies blood to the brain. The blockage reduces the blood flow and oxygen to the brain, leading to damage or death of brain cells.
A
ISCHEMIC STROKE
5
Q
Blood from an artery begins bleeding into the brain.
A
HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
6
Q
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE
A
FACE DROOPING, ARM WEAKNESS, SPEACH IMPAIRMENT