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Neurologic Function Case Study 

Pain and Neurologic Syndromes

  

Instructions  

For this case study, you will create a case related to the Neurological Functions.

  

Download this document, type your answers, and include references (including in-text citations per item). Then, upload it to this assignment page.  

  

Neurological Function 

 

Part 1:

Compare and contrast the 3 conditions in

one
 of the charts below: 

PAIN SYNDROME

 

Migraine Headaches 

Tension Headaches 

Meningitis 

Risk Factors 

 

 

 

Pathophysiology 

 

 

 

Clinical Manifestations 

 

 

 

 

OR

NEUROLOGIC SYNDROME

 

Dementia 

Depression  

Anxiety

Risk Factors 

 

 

 

Pathophysiology 

 

 

 

Clinical Manifestations 

 

 

 

Part 2:

Choose a
pain or
neurologic syndrome to explore. You can also choose a diagnosis not listed (that coincides with your advanced practice specialty) as long as it relates to the neurological function.

Present a hypothetical case that includes the following:

1. Vital information about a person who might be predisposed to this condition (I.e., a person who may have risk factors for this condition). 

2. The pathophysiology of the disease, including clinical manifestations.

3. Which diagnostic tests you’d recommend and a rationale for the one(s) you choose.

4. How this condition compares to other differentials.

5. The evidence-based recommendations from the

AHRQ Guidelines
 or guidelines recommended from a professional organization. Based on these recommendations, discuss how  to manage the condition best.

6. A patient safety issue that could be associated with the condition presented in this case.

These charts may help in organizing information to answer the narrative questions: 

Name of Condition: 

Risk factors 

 

Pathophysiology 

 

Clinical manifestations 

 

Additional details (optional): 

 

Differential Diagnoses (See chart below) 

 

What makes this diagnosis unique from other differentials? 

 

Guidelines and recommendations for condition management

Potential related safety issues

 

 

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CHART

Condition

Differential 1

Differential 2

Differential 3

Risk factors 

 

 

 

 

Pathophysiology 

 

 

 

 

Clinical manifestations 

 

 

 

 

Additional details (optional): 

 

 

 

 

Unique characteristics 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Case: