| A | B |
|---|
| Decorticate Posturing | Arms flexed with legs extended |
| Decerebrate Posturing | Extremities extended with hyperextended neck |
| Cheyne-Stokes Respirations | Abnormal respiratory pattern due to CNS disorder including a brief period of apnea |
| Kussmaul Respirations | Tachypnea, hyperpnea caused by metabolic (DKA) or CNS problems |
| Stroke | Also called a “brain attack” |
| TIA | Temporary interruption of blood supply to the brain |
| Tonic Phase | Contraction of muscles during a seizure |
| Hemiplegia | Paralysis on one side of the body |
| Hemiparesis | Weakness on one side of the body |
| Dilantin | Common anticonvulsant medication taken by seizure patients |
| Status Epilepticus | Two or more seizures without a return of consciousness |
| Syncope | Transient loss of consciousness with recovery upon becoming supine |
| Coma | State of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused |
| Intracranial pressure | Pressure exerted in the brain by blood and cerebralspinal fluid |
