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area of the brain that controls basic life functions such as breathing, heart beat, puke, cough
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medulla oblingata
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area of brain controls balance ipsilateral control b/c it crosses over 2x
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cerebellum
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integrates cerebellum and spinal cord interaction
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Pons
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Hindbrain is also known as
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brainstem
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neuronal adapatability after a stroke allows
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other neurons that weren't previously engaged to take over
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the pre fontal cortex controls
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manners
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the sense that is controlled directly by the hypocompus
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Smell
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Diseases that have orgins in the basal ganglia
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Parkinsons and Huntingtons
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tiny artereies a circle of willis are vulnerable to clots from
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the carotid arter which cause damage to basal ganglia - loss of smooth integrated coordinated mvmt.
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Infarct means
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ischemic damage where this is cellular death
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appendicular ataxia
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wavering rather than smooth movement.
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The number 1 mechanism of brain injury is
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Hypoxia
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Decorticate position is denoted by
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extension of legs with flexion of arms
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Decerebrate
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extension everywhere, but flexion of wrist
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Emetic Center controls
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puke
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Anoxia
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no O2
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Cause of Dysphasia (speaking)
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speech area from brain is seperate from region that processes speech
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Meningitis causes
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infiltrates meninges with bacteria
neutrophil invasion from capillaries thickening of meninges, increased ICP Waste accumulates in CSF |
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systems of Meningitis
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Fever
Headache Stiff neck abdominal and extremity pain vomiting petechial rash kernig's sign |
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TX of Meningitis
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antibiotics and steroids
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paroxysmal
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uncontrollable attack
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phases of a seizure
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Tonic - extension
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