NURS 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Peripheral Nervous System, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Trigeminal Nerve
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Surgeries on brain, spinal cord or nerves. Any recent surgeries that required spinal anesthesia/lp/epidural anesthesia. Objective vertigo: room feels like it is spinning. Subjective vertigo: person feels like they are spinning. Loss of time or memory of event. Changes of color to face or lips. How long did it take for the seizure to break. Was the person able to tell you what happened. What measures were taken to protect person from harm during the seizure. When did you first notice a change. Weakness in a part of the body. Problems with swallowing all types of food/drink. Trouble with forming words or finding the right words to say. Assess mental state & level of consciousness. Cranial nerves are not routinely assessed unless an abnormal finding is identified during exam. Progressive demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain & spinal cord. Autoimmune disorder initiated by virus attacks on myelin throughout the cns.
