Cerebrospinal fluid

The frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes are the most prone to suffer from an ischemic stroke due to their shared blood supply. The frontal lobe is located within the anterior cranial fossa, whereas the temporal lobe is situated in the middle cranial fossa. The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is the region of interest as this is the most common site for ischemic strokes. The MCA consists of four sections. The M1 segment consists of lenticulostriate vessels which irrigate the basal ganglia. The M2…

Personal story At the age of 22 I was electrocuted while working after going through therapy for over a year things seemed mostly back to normal. Around age 25 I started getting terrible migraines that would last for days. About 6 months after that I got the flu and everything that came with it including the achiness. The flu cleared up within a few days but the aches and fatigue remained. Most days I could barely get up to go to the bathroom much less do anything else. My husband had to help me…

typically not noticeable at birth because newborns seems healthy and normal, however, tests to the mother’s placenta can show high copper levels due to the infant's inability to process this chemical element. Newborns will have abnormal levels of cerebrospinal fluid and catechol in blood. X-rays can be taken to identify thin and brittle bones caused by the disease. In 70% of the cases, testing the mother’s ATP7A gene for the mutation can also make the diagnoses. Performing an ultrasound on the…

character, Junior, lives on the Spokane Indian Reserve along with many other families surrounded by poverty. Each family, affected in different ways, lives a life full of broken hopes and dreams. However Junior, a young kid born with too much cerebrospinal fluid, takes being poor and having…

Brief Description During my clinical at Magnolia Regional Health Center, I got the opportunity to observe a patient have a Caesarean section (C-section) which “is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through an incision in the mother 's abdomen and a second incision in the mother 's uterus” (Mayo Clinic, 2012). This surgical procedure is often done when a vaginal delivery would put health complications in the baby’s or mother’s life. In addition, a pregnant women can request to have this…

stereotactic aspiration, and endoscopic craniotomy. During a stereotactic biopsy, a needle is inserted into the brain to gather tissue from an abnormal area. The tissue is then examined under a microscope. Stereotactic aspiration is the expulsion of fluid from cysts, hematomas, or abscesses. During endoscopic craniotomy, a lighted scope with a camera is put into the brain through a small hole in the skull. Other types of craniotomy include the extended bifrontal, supra-orbital (“eyebrow”),…

Blood test is an important test used to find out about the health condition of our organs. Through blood tests, we are able to learn whether we have diseases like cancer, cardiac diseases, diabetes and certain genetic conditions. It also allows doctors to know if the medication or diagnosis a patient is going through is working. There are a few parts shown in a regular blood test report. The first section is the Complete Blood Count (CBC) test. This test gives us information about the types of…

CO2 in the bag caused this high concentration of carbon dioxide. In a physiological standpoint, this increased the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood and the extracellular fluid of the brain.…

The nervous system in the body is divided into Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Central nervous system controls all important nerves inside the body enable the body to do its daily tasks. Peripheral nervous system is the system that control on the outside the brain and spinal cord. Both systems are requiring in the body for different functions. The central nervous system consists of the nerves in brain and spinal cord. The brain is responsible for organize and…

~2.3% in Alzheimer’s patients per year, compared to 0.9% of the control. This brain atrophy can be seen by eye, brain gyri become narrower and sulci grooves between the gyri become wider. The ventricles increase in size as they contain more cerebrospinal fluid to counter the brain size loss, seen in…