Terms Flashcards
apraxia which side
L - dominant
aphasia which side
L dominiate
prosopagnosia
impaired facial recognition
neglect
R nondominate
agnosia which side
L dominate
watershed infarcts
severe drop in BP
pt interview componnets
hpi
pmhx
social hx
medial medullary syndrome cause
vertebral artery
lateral medullary syndrome cause
PICA or vertebral
medial inferior pontine
paramedian branches of basliar
lateral inferior pontine syndrome
AICA
lateral superior pontine
SCA
vertebrobasilar artery syndrome
locked in
complete basliar
hemiparesis
mild to mod weakness - contra side
hemiplegia
profound weakness contra side
first degree neuromuscular impairments
type one increase
type two decrease
loss of motor units and sync
dmg to descending cortical drive
motor control
The underlying substrates of neural, physical and behavioral aspects of movement
- -> Reactive (feedback)
- -> Proactive/anticipatory (feedforward)
motor plan
An idea or plan for purposeful movement that is made up of component motor programs
motor program
An abstract representation that, when initiated, results in the production of a coordinated movement sequence
motor learning
A set of internal processes associated with feedback or practice leading to relatively permanent changes in the capability for motor skill
motor recovery
The reappearance of motor patterns present prior to CNS injury performed in the same manner as prior to injury
motor compensation
The appearance of new motor patterns resulting from changes to CNS
- -> Adaptation
- -> Substitution
motor praxis
ability to plan and execute coordinated movements
apraxia
Inability to plan and execute purposeful movements that cannot be accounted for by any other reason
functional reserve
High fitness levels = minimal use of reserve with day-to-day tasks
Low fitness levels = small tasks require ↑ energy requirements, substantially reducing reserve
what makes a risk factor modifiable
if you can take medication, exercise, diet or do anything to lower it
age for high risk stroke
55 or older
demographic for higher stroke
black or hispanic 2x
american indian or alaskan natives also
other factors to increase stroke risk
prior stroke, TIA, and/or MI
genetics
sex for stroke risk
female higher
what is the most modifiable and common risk factor
HTN
obstructive sleep apnea does what to stroke
doubles your risk at SEVERE levels
CVA increases your risk by how much (afib or arrhythmias)
5x the risk!!!
smoking and strokes
2-4x higher at any level of smoking
Alcohol does what
j shaped curve for ischemic strokes
linear for hemorrhagic stroke
thrombotic vs embolic strokes
thrombotic - clot form within artery slower onset
Embolic - clot travels from elsewhere - common places Heart, large arteries, upper chest neck
ischemic stroke cause
atherosclerosis
hemorrhagic strokes
intracerebral
subarachnoid
Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
Most common hemorrhagic CVA #1 Cause: HTN
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
1 Cause: Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
aneurysm - rupture of artery usually asymptomatic
AVM - tangled capillaries - congenital and seizures
TIA
mini stroke
•Symptoms last < 24 hours
warning sign for stroke
Ischemic Cascade (what happens after an ischemic stroke)
- Loss of ATP production
- Stoppage of Na/K pump
- Excess intracellular Na+ leads to influx of H2O, causing “cytotoxic edema”
- Excess intracellular Ca2+ build up due to stoppage of Na/K pump
- Breakdown of mitochondria in response to toxins and unstable cell membrane
what happens when too much Ca gets built up after Na/K pump stops
(3 things)
- Leads to excess glutamate release at axon terminal
- Hyper-excitability cycle transpires throughout nearby neurons
- =“Excitotoxicity” – it causes other neurons to have the same problem snowball effect
- Activates degradative enzymes that breakdown proteins in neuron and cell membrane – Ca build up usually means cell is dead
- Release of free radicles
Diagnosis of stroke
B.E F.A.S.T.
Balance
Eyes
Face
Arms
Speech
Time
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
cut off scores and what is it
•Most commonly used in acute phases of CVA
- Cut-Off Scores: identify stroke severity
- >25 Very Severe - long term
- 15-24 Severe - long term
- 5-14 Mild-Moderately Severe - acute pt rehab
- 1-5 Mild - most discharged home
MRI vs CT
MRI - longer
- subtle areas
- brainstem
- ischemia
- subacute or chronic
- anatomy detail needed
CT - shorter cheeper
- everything else