Neurologic and Mental Health Conditions and Management Plans
Topic 1: Neurologic and Mental Health Conditions and Management Plans
This week, there will be a variety of conditions assigned to you by your instructor pertaining to neurologic and mental health conditions. You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:
- Pathophysiology
- Epidemiology
- Physical exam findings
- Differential diagnoses and rationale
- Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans and referrals if needed
In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates. Topics may include:
- Night terrors, nightmares
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Learning disorders
- Sensory processing disorder
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Anxiety disorder (separation and generalized)
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Tic disorders
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Eating disorders
- Cerebral palsy
- Epilepsy and seizure disorder
- Headaches in children
- Disturbances of head growth
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Head injury
- CNS infection
