Cerebral Vascular and Infectious Disorders Flashcards
what is the leasing cause of disability
cerebrovascular accident
what are the major risk factors for a cerebrovascular accident
- hypertensio, and type 2 diabetes
whata re the three types of cerevrovascular accidents
- Ischemic
- hemmorrhagic
- hypoperfusion
what are the risk factors for a cerebrovascular accident
- poorly or uncontrolled hypertension
- smoking
- insulin resistance and diabetes melitus
- polycythemia, thrombocythemia
- high LDL; low HDL
- congestive heart disease and peripheral vascular disease
- hyperhomocysteinemia
- artrial fibrillation
Ischemic stroke
- obstruction of blood flow to the brain caused by thrombus, embolism, or hypoperfusion (decreased blood volume or heart failure)
transient ischemic attacks
- last under an hour
- focal cerebral ishemia
transient ischemic attacks signs and symptoms
weakness, numbness, sudden confusion, loss of balance, sudden or severe headache
thrombotic stroke
- atrial occlusions caused by thrombi in arteries supplying brain or inter cranial vessels
thrombic stroke risk factors
- increased coagulation or inadequate cerebral perfusion
thrombotic stroke most often developes for
atherosclerosis
embolic stroke
- fragments that break from thrombus formed outside the brain or from fat, air, tumour, bacteria or foreign body
embolic stroke risk factors
atrial fibrillation, potential for pooling of blood, left artial or centricular disease, recent myocardial infraction, tumours
hypoperfusion stroke occurs
if there is carotid artery occlusion
hypoperfusion stroke is caused by
cardiac failure, pulmonar embolism or hemorrhage that results in inadequate blood flow to the brain
ischemic stroke signs and symptoms
Weakness
Trouble Speaking
Vision Problems
Headache
Dizziness
broad signs and symptoms of a stoke acronym
FAST
Face - is it drooping?
Arms - can you riase both?
Speech - is it slurred or jumbled
time - to call 911 right away
hypoperfusion ischemic stroke symptoms
are bilateral and diffuse
embolic stroke treatment
- prevent further embolisation
- anticoagulation therapy
- correct primary problem (fat, embolus, tumour, cardiac condition)
intracrainial aneurysms is caused by
arteriosclerosis, congenital abnormality, cocaine use, inflammation, vascular sheer wall stress
intercranial aneurysms is most often located at the
bifurcation or near the circle of Willis, vertebrobasillar arteries, carotid arteries
intercranial aneurysms signs and symptoms
often asymptomatic
- dizziness or headache
if cranial nerves are effected
stoke on left side shows left sided deficits
arteriovenous malformation (AVM) signs and symptoms
- chronic headache
- 50% will have seizures
arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- congenital vascular lesion
- mass of dilation vessels instread of a capillary bed
- direct shunting of arterial blood into the venous system
subarachnoid hemorrhages risk factors
- intracranial aneurysm, AVM, hypertension, family history of subarachnoid hemorrhage, sustained head injury
complication of subarachoid hemorrhages
Vasospasm
- causes decreased cerebral blood flow, ischemia, and potential infract
subarachnoid signs and symptoms
Early: headache, changes in mental staus of LOC, nausea or vomiting
ruptured subarachnoid hemorrhages signs and symptoms
sudden throbbing, explosice headache with nausea and vomiting, visual disturbances, motor deficits, decreased LOC, neck stiffness, photophobia, blurred vision due to meningeal irritation
subarachoid hemorrhages treatment
- controlling ICP, improving cerebral perfusion pressure, prevent ischemia and hypoxia or neural tissues, and avoid rebleeding
intraparenchymal aneurysms treatment
stop bleeding, control intercrainal pressure, prevent rebleed, prevent rebleed, prevent vasospasm, surgical intervention (rutured aneurysms, AV malformations, and subarachnoid hemorrhage)
intracranial aneurysms treatment
- control hypertension, prevent vasospasm, microvascular clipping or endovascular coild
AV malformation treatment
- surgical excision, embolization, radiotherapy