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Essentials of Neurological & Neurosurgical Nursing TP Prema, KF Graicy

UNIT ONE
1:Overview of Neuronursing and its New Challenges
2:Review of Anatomy and Physiology of Nervous System
- LIMBIC SYSTEM
  - Hippocampal Formation
    - Functions of Limbic System
3:Neurological Examination —Nurses' Role
4:Diagnostic Procedures in Neurological Conditions— Nurses' Role
- ANATOMICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES OF THE BRAIN
  - CT Scan (Computed Tomography)
  - MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- PHYSIOLOGICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES OF THE BRAIN
  - PETT (Positron Emission Transaxial Tomography)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) AND SPINAL PROCEDURES
- CEREBROVASCULAR STUDIES
- NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND CONDUCTION
- TESTING SPECIAL SENSES
  - Audiometric Studies
    - Definition
  - Caloric Testing
- BIOPSIES
  - Muscle and Nervous Biopsy
    - Nurses’ Role
  - Brain Biopsy
    - Nurses' Role in Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
5:Interventional Neuroradiology—Nurses' Role
- INTRODUCTION
- I. EMBOLIZATION
  - Types of Embolization
    - Temporary Embolization
    - Permanent Embolization
  - Embolic Agents
- NURSING ROLE PRIOR, DURING AND POSTPROCEDURE
- II. LYSIS OF THROMBOTIC MATERIALS
- III. DILATATION OF STENOSIS
- CONCLUSION
UNIT TWO
6:Care of the Patient
7:Urinary Incontinence—Management
- METHODS OF INVESTIGATION OR EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS
8:Pain—Management
UNIT THREE
9:Infections of Nervous System
- MENINGITIS
- NEUROSYPHILIS
  - Definition
- NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATION DUE TO HIV INFECTION
- INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS
- OTHER SELECTED NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS
10:Cerebrovascular Accidents
- STROKE
- NURSING MANAGEMENT
- CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS (CVT)
  - Epidemiology
    - Causes of CVT
  - Pathology
    - Diagnosis
11:Epilepsy
- SYNCOPE
12:Degenerative and Demyelinative Disorders of CNS
- DEMENTIA
  - Definition
  - Causes of Dementia
- ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
- PARKINSON'S DISEASE
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
- RETROBULBAR NEURITIS (OPTIC NEURITIS)
- AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
13:Congenital Abnormalities of Nervous System
- MENINGOCELE
14:Traumatic Conditions of Nervous System
- HEAD INJURY
  - Pathophysiology
- SPECIFIC HEAD INJURIES AND ITS MANAGEMENT
- SPINAL CORD INJURY
- PROLAPSE OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISK (PIVD) (FIG. 14.2)
15:Vascular Diseases
- ANEURYSM
- ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION (AVM)
16:Tumors of Nervous System
- BRAIN TUMOR
- PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING NEUROSURGERIES
- OPERATIVE APPROACHES IN NEUROSURGERY
  - Cranial Surgery
  - Spinal Lesions
    - Laminectomy
17:Neuromuscular Disorders
- MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES
- MYASTHENIA GRAVIS (MG)
- PLASMAPHERESIS (PLASMA EXCHANGE)
18:Cranial Nerve Disorders
- TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA (FIG. 18.1)
- FACIAL PARALYSIS OR BELL’S PALSY (FIG. 18.2)
- MÉNIÈRE’S DISEASE
19:Peripheral Neuropathy
20:Wilson's Disease (Hepatolenticular Degeneration)
21:Myopathies
- INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
- POLYMYOSITIS
- DERMATOMYOSITIS
  - Signs and Symptoms
  - Treatment and Nursing Care
22:Headache/Cephalgia
- SECONDARY HEADACHES
UNIT FOUR
23:Common Drugs Used in Neuroscience Conditions
24:Rehabilitation of Patients with Neurological and Neurosurgical Problems—Nurses' Role
25:Prevention of Neurological and Neurosurgical Conditions — Nurses' Role
26:Summary of Common Problems, Nursing Diagnosis and Interventions in Neuroscience Nursing
27:Nursing Management of Patients with Ventilator
- CONDITIONS NEED VENTILATOR CARE AND MANAGEMENT
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