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What are strokes

1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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Two main types of strokes with an additional
Cerebral vascular accident
Transit steam attack
Brain bleed-subarachnoid hemorrhage
Embolonic, athletic sclerosis, brain bleed- all results in disruption of blood flow to the brain-. Causing ischemia
2) fast aVVV
FIVER WINDOW STROKE CENTRE

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What are the different types of epileptic seizure

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Tonic clonic
MyoClonic
Absence

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What is PNES (pyogenic non epileptic seizures)
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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Lack of electricaln abnormalities rather a reaction to physiological of phycological stresses

Micceglss
Mouth closed - lack of tongue biting
Intense - fluctuating
Curveture - neck and spine
Cyanosis - lack of
Eyes - closed+ pupils pearl
GCS - higher ( hear or grip hand )
Tremors - rather than shock like movement
Intensity fluwuating

Reassurance and time and treat ABC

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What is bells- palsy
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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Unilateral paralysis of the face due to damage to the facial nerve normally due to virus
2) absence of nasolabial fold
Droop of mouth and eye
Dryness of eye and mouth of effected side
Loss of taste to 2/3 of anterior tongue

3) gets better by itself or with corizone steroids

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What is meningitis
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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What is a TIA
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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TIA (transient ischemic attack) is a temporary blockage causing ischemia last less than 24 hours
2) same as stroke - fast
3) treat as stroke - as you can’t wait for 24 hours

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Obstructive Stroke (CVA) have two different causes
What are they

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Embolonic - plaque it clot from the body travel to the brain causing blockage
Thrombotic - clots or plaque forms in the brain causing blockage

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What is a risk factor for CVA & why

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Atrial fibrillation - as it caused a circulation of blood pool in the atrium causing clots that can move

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What is the basic test for a stroke

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Fast
F - face ( droop )
A- arms ( strength - weakness)
Speech - ( slurred)
T- time ( onset) - 5 hour window

Within 5 hour alert to stroke centre 🚨🚨

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What is a berry aneurysm

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What is a tonic clonic seizure

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What is temporal arthritis

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What is a migraine

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What is a tension headache

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What is a sinus headache

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What is a cluster headache

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What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage

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What is a vasovagal syncope

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What is a space occupying legion

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What is carotid dissection

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What is a focal seizure

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What is a focal seizure

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What is guillain-barré syndrome

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