Your facilitator will assign you one of the following questions. Analyze the assigned neurological disorder and prepare a report in a two- to three-page document.
1) Evaluate the causes of stroke. Discuss the differences between transient ischemic attack and cerebrovascular accidents (CVA). Discuss the types, warning signals, and treatment of CVA.
2) What causes migraine headache? Discuss its signs, precipitating factors, and treatment. Discuss the role of analgesic drugs.
3) Why is it important to determine whether a patient is suffering from viral or bacterial meningitis? Explain the cause, pathophysiology, manifestations, laboratory investigations, and treatment of bacterial meningitis.
4) Read and evaluate the pathophysiology associated with Alzheimer's disease. Describe the changes in the brain as Alzheimer's disease develops along with the effects on body functions. What are the possible treatments of the disease?