Stroke Rehab - Erika Flashcards
Define stroke
a cerebral vascular event with rapidly developing clinical signs of focal or global disturbances of cerebral function lasting >24hrs
Two subtypes of stroke (with percentages)
- Ischemic (85%) - a. thrombotic (35%) b. Embolic (30%) c. Lacunar (20%)
- Hemorrhagic (15%) - ICH, SAH
Define TIA
symptoms lasting from 1 hour to < or = 24 hours
Stroke is the ___ leading cause of death.
3rd
HD 1, cancer 2
1 in 16 deaths in US due to stroke
Incidence of stroke (new vs recurrent)
780,000; 600,000 new; 180,000 recurrent
______ million stroke survivors inthe US
> 5.8 million
Soemone has a stroke every ____ seconds. someone dies from a stroke every ____ minutes
40 seconds, 3-4 minutes
Ethnicity of stroke:
Blacks (2x) > Hispanics > whites > asians
Name the non-modifiable risk factors of stroke(4)
- Age - single most important (risk doubles each decade after age 55)
- Race/ethnicity (Black 2x> whites
- family history of stroke
- personal history of stroke or TIA - estimated 5% of patients with prior TIA will have stroke within 1 month if treatment not initiated.
Name the modifiable risk factors of stroke. 4 major (5 others)
- HTN (most important) - 7 fold increase. Pts with <120/80 have 1/2 the lifetime risk of stroke
- DM (2x risk)
- CAD/CHF (2x risk)
- smoking (2x risk)
- estrogens, hypercoagulable states, migraine HA, OSA, PFO
Thrombotic strokes affect ____ arteries.
Usually occur during ____
Large arteries
sleep
Thrombotic (35%)
Embolic strokes are most commonly 2/2:
cardiac thrombus due to afib
____ % of cardiogenic emboli go to the brain
75% - usually occurs during waking hours
Define Lacunar stroke
small infarcts (<15mm) usually seen in putamen, pons, thalamus, caudate, internal capsule
20% of strokes are lacunar
Lacunar strokes are due to ____
small vessel disease (deep penetrating arteries)
Lacunar strokes have strong coorelation with _____
HTN 80%
#1 cause of ICH is \_\_\_\_\_ Usually associated with \_\_\_\_\_
HTN, sudden onset HA
Most common location of ICH. Second?
Putamen
cerebellar
SAH most commonly due to
ruptures in saccular (berry) aneurysms
____% of aneurysmal SAH occur in anterior system:
90-95% in anterior circulation
If young, normal BP, low pressure system, think:
AVM - congenital, low pressure systems. Smaller ones are more likely to rupture. if increased pressure
Mortality in the first year after stroke: _____%
25-40%
Risk factors for 30 day mortality: (9)
- stroke severity
- Low GCS
- T2DM
- CAD
- Age
- Delay in medical care
- Brainstem involvement
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Admission from SNF
_____ occurs in up to 75% of untreated stroke survivors
DVT
___ x increased risk for DVT in plegic limb
10 x
____% mortality rate from PE
10%
DVT ppx safe to use _____ after stroke
24-48h
_____% of stroke patients have neurogenic bladder
40-80%
regarding neurogenic bladder following stroke, ___% regain function (at ___ months)
85%; 6 months
Rule of 4s:
There are 4 structures in the midline beginning with M
There are 4 structures to the side beginning with S
There are 4 cranial nerves in the medulla, 4 in the pons, and 4 above the pons (2 in the midbrain)
The 4 motor nuclei that are in the midline are those that equally divide into 12 and are not 1 or 2 = 3, 4, 6, 12
4 structures in the midline: medial pathway (rule of 4s)
Motor Pathway (corticospinal tract): Contralateral weakness of Arm & Leg
Medial Lemniscus: Contralateral loss of vibration and proprioception
Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus: Ipsilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Motor nucleus and nerve: Ipsilateral loss of CN affected (3,4,6,12)