Cerebrovascular Disorders (stroke)

Question 1

what are 2 reasons that oxygen does not make it to the brain

Answer 1

obstruction, burst blood vessel

Question 2

focal, short attack due to a temporary obstruction in the brain

Answer 2

transient ischemic attack

Question 3

permanent obstruction in the brain

Answer 3

obstructive ischemic attack

Question 4

clot which forms within walls of blood vessel

Answer 4

thrombus clot

Question 5

clot which forms somewhere else in the body and breaks off

Answer 5

embolus clot

Question 6

a type of stroke which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures

Answer 6

haemorrhagic stroke

Question 7

most common type of brain disorder

Answer 7

stroke

Question 8

what are the risk factors of stroke

Answer 8

age, gender, hypertension, high cholesterol, smoking and a previous history of stroke

Question 9

how to diagnose stroke

Answer 9

CT scan and angiography

Question 10

language is most commonly in what hemisphere of the brain

Answer 10

left

Question 11

visual spatial functioning occurs most commonly in which hemisphere of the brain

Answer 11

right

Question 12

depression is a personality change which occurs when stroke is in which hemisphere of the brain

Answer 12

left

Question 13

at what time does improvement after stroke plateau or decline

Answer 13

6 months