Neurophysiology

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confusion
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patient disoriented in place, time and person
delirium
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transient acute confusional state with hyperexcitabillity
chorea = Sydenham = St. Vit dance
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sudden, jerky, involuntary, purposeless movement. Usually head and neck + hands
boyancy - one of functions of CSF
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making the brain float in CSF. Reducing its effective weight from 1400g to 47g.
turbid CSF
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mętny PMR
hydrocephalus
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excessive fluid in the cranial cavity
cysterns (cerebello-medullary/cerebello-pontine)
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expanded areas where lot of CSF Is present
synapse – synaptic cleft (=gap)
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meeting point of membrane of two cells where the information is transferred from one cell to another
neurotransmitters: acetylcholine, dopamine, noradrenaline, endorphins
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specifical chemical substances that are present in the nerve endings and there are released from one nerve ending to transfer the signal to the postsynaptic membrane
excitible cells
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those cells that when stimulated properly can generate AP wave of depolarization and repolarisation

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