• Three most cognitive problems in adults – Delirium (acute confusion) – Dementia – Depression • These problems often occur together Dementia • A syndrome characterized by – Dysfunction or loss of memory – Orientation – Attention – Language – Judgment and reasoning – Changes in behavior • Results in alterations in the individual’s [...]
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease And nursing Care plan
August 31st, 2011 
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Cerebral palsy (CP) and Nursing Care Plan
August 14th, 2011 Admin • CP is a non-progressive CNS disorder of strength, muscle control, posture or movement due to brain injury occurring early during brain growth. It can occur from developmental defects in the brain or trauma at birth or shortly after birth. • Incidence – 3.3% per live births – 10% of low birth weight babies less [...]
Hydrocephalus,Myelomeningocele,Papilledema, Nursing Management and Intervention
August 14th, 2011 Admin Hydrocephalus • An excess of CSF in the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces of brain. Increased intracranial pressure resulting from excess fluid leads to enlargement of the head in an infant whose sutures are not closed. • Types of Hydrocephalus – Communicating (Extra ventricular): If there is passage of CSF between ventricles and spinal cord. – [...]
Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System
August 12th, 2011 Admin Multiple sclerosis (MS) • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a primary central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorder that spares the peripheral nervous system. The disease occurs twice as often in females than males. It usually affects individuals between the ages of 20 and 50. • The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis is T-cell autoimmunity to CNS myelin [...]
Cardioembolic stroke and Pathophysiology of Cerebral Infarction
August 11th, 2011 Admin • Another important cause of acute brain infarction is an embolus. Most embolic disease is caused by thrombus formation in the heart (cardioembolic) or extracranial vessels (aorta or carotid). The thrombus then travels distally into one of the cerebral vessels, most commonly the middle cerebral artery. Frequently, a second stroke follows because the underlying cause [...]
