Symptoms of CVA

Question 1

Left middle cerebral artery CVA

Answer 1

symptoms: hemiplegia; LOSS of sensation in the affected limb; homonymous hemianopsia, aphasia, and apraxia

Question 2

Right middle cerebral artery CVA

Answer 2

symptoms: similar to left BUT includes NEGLECT and impaired spatial awareness rather than aphasia and apraxia

Question 3

Anterior middle cerebral artery CVA

Answer 3

Symptoms: hemiplegia, and potentially incontinence, confusion, and inability to speak

Question 4

Posterior middle cerebral artery CVA

Answer 4

Symptoms: impaired sensation in the affected limbs as well as homonymous hemianopsia and alexia (disorder of reading)