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Neuromuscular & Nervous Systems | Occupational Therapist (OT) School Study Aid
Hydrocephalus
- Cause
- Increased CSF in Ventricles of Brain
- Assessment
- Signs of Increased ICP
- Infant Assessment
- High Pitched Cry
- Irritability
- Opisthotonus
- Increased Head Circumference
- Bulging Fontanel
- Setting Sun Sign
- Interventions
- Seizure Precautions
- Elevate HOB
- CSF Shunt
2 mins
Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Assessment
- Change in LOC
- Headache
- Cushings Triad
- Irregular Respirations
- Widening Pulse Pressure
- Bradycardia
- Projectile Vomiting
- Abnormal Pupils
- Papilledema
- Posturing
2 mins
Left Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Side to Side Discrimination
- Aphasia
- Agraphia
- Slow Performance
- Aware of Deficits
- Anxiety
- Depression
2 mins
Right Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Poor Proprioception
- Disoriented to Person, Place, Time
- Can't Recognize Faces (Prosopagnosia)
- Loss of Judgement and Awareness
- Impulsiveness
- Personality Changes
- Tonal Hearing Loss
2 mins
Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment
- Assessment
- Change in LOC
- Personality Changes
- Amnesia
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Diplopia
- Posturing
- Location of Injury
- Basilar Skull Fracture
- Halo or Ring Sign
- Considerations
- Intracranial Bleeding
2 mins
Lesions of the Brain and Presentations
- Lesions of the Brain and Presentations
- Frontal Lobe
- Parietal Lobe
- Temporal Lobe
- Occipital Lobe
- Brainstem
- Cerebellum
- Main TBI Lesions
- Epidural Hematoma
- Subdural Hematoma
- Contusion/ Parenchymal Hemorrhage
- Intraventricular Hematoma
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Diffuse Axonal Injury
3 mins
Concussion
- Cause
- Brain Trauma
- Pathophysiology
- Neurometabolic Cascade
- Signs & Symptoms
- Visual Disturbances
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Sleep Disturbances
- Emotional Instability
- Diagnosis
- Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5)
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Treatment
- Physical and Cognitive Rest
- Monitored Exercise
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Considerations
- Second Impact Syndrome
4 mins
Aphasia Post Stroke
- Causes
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Non-Fluent Aphasia
- Broca’s Aphasia
- Fluent Aphasia
- Wernicke’s Aphasia
- Other Types of Aphasia
- Global Aphasia
- Conduction Aphasia
- Verbal Apraxia
- Dysarthria
- Diagnosis
- Cerebral Angiography
- Computed Tomography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Intervention
- Simple Short Sentences
- Visual and Tactile Cues
- Speech Therapy
4 mins
