CVA Flashcards
1
Q
What lobe is brocas area located in?
A
Frontal
2
Q
What lobe is wernicke’s area located in?
A
temporal
3
Q
Name 4 characteristics of a stroke in the left hemisphere
A
language deficit
apraxia
difficulty reading/writing
new learning difficult
4
Q
Name 4 characteristics of a CVA in R hemisphere
A
spatial deficit
left side neglect
swallowing/slur speech
short attention
5
Q
Name some characteristics a patient may display with a ACA stroke
A
change in personality, speech, loss of B&B, change in movement/sensation
6
Q
Describe some characteristics of a MCA stroke
A
homonomous hemianopsia, aphasia, neglect, gaze, contralateral paresis
7
Q
Name some affects of a PCA stroke
A
diploplia, dizziness, dysphagia, dysarthria
