Stroke and parts of brain

Question 1

What is broca’s area and how would stroke here present

Answer 1

Motor area for speech

Difficulty form words or possibly no speech at all

Question 2

What is Wernicke’s area and how would stroke here present

Answer 2

Area responsible for comprehending speech

Speak perfectly pronounced gibberish

Question 3

Main function of the temporal lobe

Answer 3

Perception of the senses

role in memory, learning and emotion

Question 4

Main function of the frontal lobe

Answer 4

memory

motor control

Emotion and personality

Question 5

Main function of parietal lobe

Answer 5

Sense and perception

perform learned motor tasks i.e. spelling

Question 6

Main function of occipital lobe

Answer 6

Sight

Question 7

Is Wernicke’s are in left or right hemisphere

Answer 7

Dominant

Question 8

Easy way to remember homunculus

Answer 8

If involved in feeding then far from the longitudinal fissure

Question 9

Main function of cerebellum

Answer 9

balance and coordination

Question 10

Are cranial nerve signs ipsilateral or contralateral

Answer 10

ipsilateral

Question 11

3 important signs in determining between PACS and TACS

Answer 11

hemianopia

dysphasia

neglect

Question 12

What lobe would cause neglect

Answer 12

Parietal

Question 13

what does agnosia mean

Answer 13

Loss of the ability to recognise things