CHAPTER

Neurologic

Conditions

10

Learning Objectives

At the end of the chapter, the student will be able to

1 Understand seizures.

2 Identify the symptoms of meningitis.

3 Know the interventions for encephalitis.

4 Explain the stages of Reye syndrome.

5 Recognize neural tube defects.

6 Teach families about brain tumors.

7 Care for a patient who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

8 Assess a patient who has Down syndrome.

9 Explain the test for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

10 Intervene with a Guillain-Barré syndrome patient.

11 Explain the different types of hydrocephalus.