Arteriovenous malformation

2. Dora is right in believing that there is a medication that helps patients that are experiencing a stroke. This medication is given to patients that are having an ischemic stroke. This medication is a tissue plasminogen activator also known as a TPA, which is a thrombolytic and it breaks up clots (Stroke Treatment). There are two fibrinolytics that can be used, alteplase and tenecteplase (Bledsoe, p.g. 112). This medication improves the chances of recovering from an ischemic stroke. Alteplase is

The Biological Concepts and Mechanisms of Strokes A stroke is a deficit or blockage of oxygenated blood to a portion of the brain. According to the American Heart Association,”stroke is classically characterized as a neurological deficit attributed to an acute focal injury of the central nervous system by a vascular cause, including cerebral infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, and is a major cause of disability and death worldwide (Sacco, 2013, Introduction, para

Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to portions of the brain, usually affecting the left hemisphere which is responsible for language production and processing. Damage to the right and left hemispheres of the brain affect production and comprehension for speaking, reading, writing, and auditory comprehension. According to the National Aphasia Association [NAA],.n.d), “it may affect mainly a single aspect of language use, such as the ability to retrieve the names of objects, or the

What is a craniotomy? Why is it performed? In this paper, I will discuss these topics along with the treatments, procedures and expected outcomes. Also, you will learn about the first procedure ever done, and what led to such a form of treatment. A craniotomy, in simple terms, is surgically removing a portion of the skull so that the brain is exposed. There are several types of craniotomies, which include: • Craniectomy • Endoscopic craniotomy • “Eyebrow” craniotomy (AKA supra-orbital craniotomy)

spontaneous bleeding in the brain (Duncan, Zorowitz & Lambert, 2005). Bleeding in the brain, is referred to as a haemorrhagic stroke which results from either ruptured blood vessels or due to an abnormal vascular structure such as arterio-venous malformation. Although stroke can be classified into two different categories (ischemic and haemorrhagic), one

But I am So Afraid For over a year I failed to listen to my body, soon I would come to find out that I was extremely sick. In one emergency room visit I had learned that I had miscarried, got pneumonia, but the most shocking was that I, at age 23, had stage II Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Within that year it had become harder to breath; I could feel my lung fill and ‘pop’ around something, that something was my lymph node. A lymph node is regularly the size of a lima bean, so you would think I would have

Neurosurgery: An Innate Calling (Part 2) Professional occupations often require numerous amounts of schooling as well as various licenses in order to practice within the bounds of the law, and medicine itself is no exception. In the field of neurosurgery, the countless years of work are simply the beginning of a long process that leads to future employment. You see, as with all occupations, the amount of knowledge you contain and the immeasurable effort put forth to advance yourself is completely

At Keck Medical Center of USC, there are many patients that have experienced subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAH) on the Neurology Intensive Care Unit. A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs “when there is intracranial bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes” (Lewis 1392). This bleeding of the brain can be brought on by multiple causes such as an aneurysm, illicit drug use, or trauma. More often than not, these patients will have an External Ventricular

Since the age of seven I have been fighting what many think is the impossible. When I was seven I was diagnosed with a ruptured aneurysm and an arteriovenous malformation also know as a AVM. My case wasn't rare in the case of a ruptured aneurysm but was rare in the case that such a young child had a ruptured aneurysm. I was a lost cause in what many doctors told my mom, in a last ditch effort to save my life I was life-flighted to Iowa University Hospitals where a doctor took a chance on my life

QUALITY AND SAFETY: REFLECTION. QUALITY AND SAFETY: DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION. The WGU nursing program helped me in developing my professional definition of quality and safety by enlightening my understanding of root cause analysis, and system failures. The IHI course was an eye opener in my understanding of quality improvement, and the processes required to enhance safety and quality improvement. The courses that really assisted me in my definition include, the Organizational Systems