A patient is being treated for a common neurological disease that is characterized by abnormal cell firing in the brain. For what should the nurse assess in this patient?
1. loss of consciousness
2. seizures
3. decerebrate posturing
4. headache
Correct Answer: 2
Abnormal cell firing in the brain causes the recurring seizures characteristic of epilepsy. The symptoms of loss of consciousness and headache have multiple causes (trauma, medications, diet) but are not associated with abnormal cell firing. Decerebrate posturing is caused by serious brain injury, specifically to the cerebellum.
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