lecture 20 clinical aspects of stroke Flashcards

1
Q

what is a stroke

A

Stroke is a sudden focal neurological deficit due to a vascular lesion lasting longer than 24 hours

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2
Q

what is a transient ischemic attack

A

lasts less than 24 hours

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3
Q

where do most people have speech dominance

A

left hemisphere (even left handed people)

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4
Q

where is broccas area

A

frontal lobe

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5
Q

what is broccas area for

A

expression of speech

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6
Q

what is the prefrontal area for

A

personality and initiative

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7
Q

frontal lobe and toilet

A

controls continence

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8
Q

at the front of the parietal lobe

A

post central gyrus - primary sesnsory

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9
Q

where is wernickers

A

parietal lobe

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10
Q

what is wernicks area for

A

able to understand language

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11
Q

dominant half of the parietal lobe

A

handling numbers

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12
Q

non dominant half of the parietal lobe

A

body image and awareness of the external environment

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13
Q

what is the parietal lobe important for

A

visual pathways

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14
Q

occipital lobe

A

visual cortex

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15
Q

temporal lobe

A

hearing, learning, memory, interpreting smell, emotional behaviour and visual pathways

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16
Q

what does the anterior cerebral artery target

A

frontal lobe and midline

17
Q

what is more affected if there is a problem with the anterior cerebral artery leg or arm

A

leg

18
Q

middle cerebral artery supplies

A

lateral brain

19
Q

posterior cerebral artery supplies

A

occipital and some temporal

20
Q

what type of symptoms does epilepsy give

A

positive