Stroke

Question 1

A minor stroke whereby symptoms last less than 24hours is known as:

Answer 1

Transient ischemic attack.

Question 2

What varieties of strokes are seen in patients?

Answer 2

• ischemic occlusive (most common)
• haemorrhagic (loss of consciousness)
• subarachnoid haemorrhage
• right vs left brain

Question 3

What are some dysfunctions seen in patients post stroke?

Answer 3

• 1sided loss of function
• spasticity
• sensory loss
• hemineglect
• perceptual dysfunction
• apraxia
• visual field deficits
• figure ground perception etc

Question 4

A patient with blindness in the nasal half if one eye and temporal half of the other is suffering from which post CVA (cerebrovascular accident) dysfunction?

Answer 4

Visual field deficits.

Homonymous Hemianopsia

Question 5

When a person ignores the affected side of the body, this is known as:

Answer 5

Hemineglect / representational neglect.

Question 6

Not being able to recognize objects from the background describes which post CVA dysfunction:

Answer 6

-figure ground perception

Question 7

Apraxia is defined as:

Answer 7

Inability to plan motor movements.

Understand the request but unable to carry it out.

Question 8

The non purposeful repetition of an act after the stimulus has gone that does not stop unless someone intervenes describes which post CVA dysfunction:

Answer 8

Perseveration.

Question 9

Inability to recognize faces is known as:

Answer 9

Prosopagnosia.

Particularly if faces seen out of context that’s familiar.

Question 10

The best treatment position for patients with spasticity is unaffected side up.

True or false?

Answer 10

False.

Side lying on affected side to decrease spasticity.

Question 11

Maintaining constant contact and communication throughout treatment is highly important with stroke patients. You should also ensure they keep constant eye contact with you and never walk over their heads and start treatment on unaffected side.

True or false?

Answer 11

True.

Question 12

When is it contraindicated to position stroke patient on spastic side during treatment?

Answer 12

Whenever they have any dislocation on any joints on affected side.

Usually it’s their shoulder. (Subluxed)

Question 13

Stroke is defined as:

Answer 13

Cerebrovascular incident resulting from a circulatory defect where Symptoms would have continued for more than 24hours.