Tardive dyskinesia

Tardive dyskinesia

Question 1

A 20-year-old male suffers a severe closed head injury in a motor vehicle accident. He remains in a vegetative state (VS) 1 month after the accident. Which of the following structures is most likely keeping the patient alive?

Cerebral cortex

Brainstem

Spinal cord

Cerebellum

Question 2

A 40-year-old male complains of uncontrolled excessive movement and progressive dysfunction of intellectual and thought processes. He is experiencing movement problems that begin in the face and arms that eventually affect the entire body. The most likely diagnosis is:

Tardive dyskinesia

Huntington disease

Hypokinesia

Alzheimer disease

Question 3

A 60-year-old female with a recent history of head trauma and a long-term history of hypertension presents to the ER for changes in mental status. MRI reveals that she had a hemorrhagic stroke. What does the nurse suspect caused this type of stroke?

Rheumatic heart disease