CNRN Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse 2024 Exam Questions and Correct Answers
What is a chronic pain condition that causes extreme, sporadic, sudden burning, or shock-like pain to the face? Ans--Trigeminal Neuralgia or 'Tic douloureax' What type of patient is at risk for thalamic pain syndrome? Ans--A post stroke patient What type of pain can be affected or sensitive to light touch - such as clothing rubbing against the skin Ans--Neuropathic Pain What occurs when a stroke damages the thalamus or parietal lobe? Ans--Thalamic Pain Syndrome (Ischemic injury causes neurons in the affected areas to misfire, leading to chronic disabling pain What type of pain typically increases over time? It can occur immediately, or weeks, months, to years after a stroke Ans--Thalamic Pain Syndrome What is the primary pain center of the brain? Ans--Thalamu
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