lecture 20 clinical aspects of stroke Flashcards
what is a stroke
Stroke is a sudden focal neurological deficit due to a vascular lesion lasting longer than 24 hours
what is a transient ischemic attack
lasts less than 24 hours
where do most people have speech dominance
left hemisphere (even left handed people)
where is broccas area
frontal lobe
what is broccas area for
expression of speech
what is the prefrontal area for
personality and initiative
frontal lobe and toilet
controls continence
at the front of the parietal lobe
post central gyrus - primary sesnsory
where is wernickers
parietal lobe
what is wernicks area for
able to understand language
dominant half of the parietal lobe
handling numbers
non dominant half of the parietal lobe
body image and awareness of the external environment
what is the parietal lobe important for
visual pathways
occipital lobe
visual cortex
temporal lobe
hearing, learning, memory, interpreting smell, emotional behaviour and visual pathways
