CNS Class 12 (stroke) Flashcards
classic stroke symptoms include, numbness of the ____, arm or leg
face
confusion or trouble speaking/ ______ speech is a classic stroke symptom
understanding
symptoms of stroke: trouble ______ in one or both eyes as well as walking, _________, loss of balance or coordination
seeing, dizziness
F.A.S.T stands for ____, ____, _____ & _____
Face, arms, speech, time
symptoms of strokes in “biological females” includes _______, _______, sudden hiccups, sudden nausea, _____ and shortness of breath (to name a few)
fainting, seizures, & fatigue
some “non modifiable” risk factors include ______,_____ & ______
age, sex, race
factors that may increase stroke risk includes ______,______ and ______
pregnancy, oral contraceptive use and menopause
_____________ is when there is too much LDL cholesterol in the blood
hypercholesterolemia
_____ _______ can lead to clots that travel to the brain
atrial fibrillation
some modifiable factors contributing to stroke would be _______,________ and _______
smoking, physical inactivity and insufficient sleep
T/F a person who has had a previous stroke, TIA or heart attack is 10 times more likely to have a stroke than someone who has not
true
T/F the risk of having another stroke is highest in the first week after the stroke or TIA
true
the inability to acknowledge or react to stimuli coming from the contralateral side of space is known as ____ __________
hemi inattention
when a person is unaware of the “hemi inattention” deficit this is known as ________
agnosia
________ ________ is when a person only sees one half f the visual world
homonymous hemianopia
_______; a partial or complete inability to read
alexia
_______; the inability to process numbers and perform calculations
acalculia
________: inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things
agnosia
______ _______, the inability to name, move or touch specific fingers identified by the examiner
finger agnosia
T/F finger agnosia is BL
true
________; the inability to write with the hand what one wants to do
agraphia
____-____ disorientation: the inability to differentiate between the left and right of ones own body or that of the examiner
left- right
________ syndrome, a rare neurophysiological disorder that can be caused by stroke that is characterized by having acalculia, finger agnosia, left-right disorientation and agraphia all together
gerstmann
_____ _______ of the contralateral foot or leg is an anterior cerebral stroke symptom
spastic paralysis
slowness of _______ is an anterior cerebral symptom
thought
T/F aphasia depends on the hemisphere involved with anterior cerebral symptoms
true
contralateral ________ _______ is common with middle cerebral artery symptoms
spastic hemiplegia
homonymous _____ and other visiual defects such as colour blindness and loss of _____ vision are symptoms of a stroke in the posterior cerebrum
hemaniopia, central
loss of sensory modalities, spontaneous pain, intention tremours, mild hemiparesis and aphasia are all symptoms involving the __________
thalamus
________ nerve palsy with contralateral hemiplegia indicates cerebral peduncle involvement
oculomotor
basilar and vertebral artery involvment is indicated with visual disturbances such as _____
diplopia
T/F almost a quarter or people who had a stroke will have another one within the first year
true
