NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS,

In this exercise, you will complete a MindMap Template to gauge your understanding of this week’s content. Select one of the possible topics provided to complete your MindMap Template.

• Stroke
• Multiple sclerosis
• Transient Ischemic Attack
• Myasthenia gravis
• Headache
• Seizure disorders
• Head injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system
• Parkinson’s
• Alzheimer’s

REFERENCES:

• Review the following Video Resources and Content Pages in the Lecturio Platform by clicking button below labeled Load Week 7: Learning Resources in a new window.
  • Ischemic Stroke (3:28 min)
  • Hemorrhagic Stroke (8:01 min)
  • Embolism (9:42 min)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Definition and Causes (Nursing) (4:21 min)
  • Acute Headache: Meningitis and Temporal Arteritis (6:52 min)
  • Acute Headache: Hypertensive Urgency and Cluster Headache (Horton’s Syndrome) (4:53 min)
  • Acute Headaches: Venous Sinus Thrombosis (3:12 min)
  • Sub-Acute Headache, Chronic Headache and Migraine (6:00 min)
  • Other Types of Headache (3:19 min)
  • Brain Tumor and Tension Headaches (4:21 min)
  • Seizures: Types (5:33 min)
  • Epilepsy and Febrile Seizures (4:16 min)
  • Movement Disorders: Introduction (8:45 min)
  • Altered Mental Status and Coma: Introduction (6:48 min)
  • Spinal Cord Pathology: Introduction (6:34 min)
  • Overview of CNS Inflammatory Diseases (6:47 min)
  • Anomalies of the Aging Brain: Parkinson’s Disease (7:16 min)
  • Anomalies of the Aging Brain: Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease) (2:55 min)
  • These readings are intended to serve as supplementary to the Lecturio content provided in this course. Please refer/review these supplementary resources should you need help in reinforcing concepts and in preparation for completing this week’s Assessments.
    • McCance, K. L. & Huether, S. E. (2019). Pathophysiology: the biologic basis for disease in adults and children (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier.
      • Chapter 15: Structure and Function of the Neurologic System
      • Chapter 16: Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function (stop at Sleep); Summary Review
      • Chapter 17: Alterations in Cognitive Systems, Cerebral Hemodynamics, and Motor Function (start at Acute confusional states and delirium) (stop at Alterations in neuromotor functions); (Parkinson’s Disease); Summary Review
      • Chapter 18: Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction (stop at Degenerative disorders of the spine); (start at Cerebrovascular disorders) (stop at Tumors of the central nervous system); Summary Review
    • Chin, L. S. (2018). Spinal cord injuriesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/793582-over…