What is the pathology of Spinal Cord Injury and the s/s?
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, Patho - Primary injury: physical disruption or damage at time of injury to
spinal cord
Secondary injury: Pathologic cascade
1) hemorrhage
2) edema
3) ischemia
4) release of excitatory neurotransmitters
5) altered intracellular enzymes Pathway
What is a provoked seizure?
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Having a seizure from a physical cause -
ex - trauma, alcohol and drug withdrawal, meningitis, Hypoxia,
hypoglycemia, electrolyte imbalance, febrile seizures (common in children)
What happens to the brain if ICP isn't controlled?
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Displacement of brain tissue - Herniation that leads to death.
What does a focal TBI injury mean?
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, A specific point - contusion/bruise, laceration/tear, hematoma/bleed,
Epidural/arterial bleed, or Intracerebral/Inside tissue
What is noncommunicating hydrocephalus?
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An obstruction that is either congenital or a tumor
Epilepsy vs. provoked
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Provoked - Seizures can be provoked, which means something brings the
seizure on.
Epilepsy - there is no known or apparent cause for the seizure
What are risk factors of Alzheimers?
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age, genetics, females, head trauma
What is the patho of seizures?
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, Patho - Primary injury: physical disruption or damage at time of injury to
spinal cord
Secondary injury: Pathologic cascade
1) hemorrhage
2) edema
3) ischemia
4) release of excitatory neurotransmitters
5) altered intracellular enzymes Pathway
What is a provoked seizure?
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Having a seizure from a physical cause -
ex - trauma, alcohol and drug withdrawal, meningitis, Hypoxia,
hypoglycemia, electrolyte imbalance, febrile seizures (common in children)
What happens to the brain if ICP isn't controlled?
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Displacement of brain tissue - Herniation that leads to death.
What does a focal TBI injury mean?
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, A specific point - contusion/bruise, laceration/tear, hematoma/bleed,
Epidural/arterial bleed, or Intracerebral/Inside tissue
What is noncommunicating hydrocephalus?
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An obstruction that is either congenital or a tumor
Epilepsy vs. provoked
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Provoked - Seizures can be provoked, which means something brings the
seizure on.
Epilepsy - there is no known or apparent cause for the seizure
What are risk factors of Alzheimers?
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age, genetics, females, head trauma
What is the patho of seizures?
