chapter 62/L16 part 1

Question 1

sudden focal neurological deficit caused by cerebrovascular disease

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cerebrovascular accident

Question 2

what are the types of CVA?

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ischemic stroke
hemorrhagic stroke

Question 3

caused by thrombus or emboli that result to occlusion

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ischemic stroke

Question 4

a sudden loss of function resulting from DISRUPTION of the BLOOD SUPPLY to a part of the BRAIN

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ischemic stroke

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ischemic stroke is also known as

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brain attack

Question 6

has a treatment window of only 3 hours after the onset

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thrombolytic therapy

Question 7

atherosclerotic plaques in the large blood vessels of the brain

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large artery thrombotic stroke

Question 8

deprivation of blood supply

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infarction

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stroke that affect one or more vessels

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small penetrating artery thrombotic stroke

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most common ischemic stroke

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small penetrating artery thrombotic stroke

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small penetrating artery thrombotic stroke is also called as

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lacunar stroke

Question 12

associated with cardiac dysrhythmias, usually atrial fibrillation

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cardiogenic embolic stroke

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ischemic stroke with no known cause

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cryptogenic stroke

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major risk factor of ischemic stroke

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hypertension

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there is a disruption of the cerebral blood flow due to obstruction of a blood vessel

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ischemic stroke

Question 16

paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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weakness of one side of the body

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hemiparesis

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the most common cause of aphasia

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stroke

Question 19

difficulty in speaking

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dysarthria

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impaired speech

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dysphasia

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loss of speech

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aphasia

Question 22

inability to perform a previously action

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apraxia

Question 23

an area of low cerebral blood flow

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penumbra region