Altered Mental Status

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Across
  1. 5. stroke that occurs when the cerebral artery is blocked
  2. 7. one of the most common symptoms associated with altered mental status
  3. 10. The inability to understand and/or produce speech.
  4. 11. Transient Ischemic attack acronym.
  5. 12. an unconscious state in which a person does not respond to any stimulus
  6. 13. patient can appear to be having another stroke because of similar symptoms to a previous stroke
  7. 14. is an interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain that results in the loss of brain function.
  8. 15. acronym based on the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
  9. 16. A change in the way a person thinks and behaves that may signal disease in the central nervous system or elsewhere in the body. (acronym)
  10. 17. is a neurologic episode caused by a surge of electrical activity in the brain.
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  1. 1. A fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness.
  2. 2. A temporary change in mental status characterized by disorganized thoughts, inattention, memory loss, disorientation, striking changes in personality and affect, hallucinations, delusions, or a decreased level of consciousness.
  3. 3. a helpful mnemonic for altered mental status causes.
  4. 4. Slurred speech.
  5. 6. low blood glucose level
  6. 8. Weakness on one side of the body.
  7. 9. Controls muscle and body coordination