Stroke, WHO, QOL, and Culture Flashcards
What is an infarct?
an area of dead tissue due to lack of blood being supplied to it
What happens when there’s an infarct to (R) ACA?
issue with social skills and left hemiparesis
What happens when there’s an infarct to (L) PCA?
reading and memory issues, nystagmus, vertigo, and other visual issues
What happens when there’s an infarct to (L) MCA?
Aphasia
What happens when there’s an infarct to (R) MCA?
visuospatial issues, attention, left side weakness
What happens when there’s an infarct to PICA?
Balance and dysphagia
Symptoms of a subcortical and brainstem stroke presentation include
hemiparesis; dysarthria; dysarthria and clumsy hands; ataxic hemiparesis; no issues with cognition, vision, and language; paresthesia
Symptoms of a stroke that occurred in the brainstem include
Dysarthria, dysphagia, ataxia, sensory or motor loss in all four limbs, nystagmus, eyes don’t turn together in the same direction (i.e., dysconjugate gaze)
Symptoms of a stroke in the left hemisphere include
Aphasia and other language-specific deficits, right hemiparesis, right hemianopsia, and right paresthesia
Symptoms of a stroke in the right hemisphere include
aprosodia, left hemiparesis, left hemianopsia, and left paresthesia, issues with figurative language and discourse; attention; pragmatics
Symptoms of a stroke in the cerebellum include
gait ataxia, vision problems, ataxic dysarthria, and ipsilateral limb ataxia
What causes bleeding?
an artery or blood vessel bursts
What causes compression?
tumor or spasm pinches an artery in the brain
The four types of stroke are
thrombosis, embolism, compression, and bleeding
What is ischemia?
lack of blood supply to an organ
