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| Left Hemisphere Functions |
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Definition
| Language, Speech, and Analytic Processing |
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| Right Hemisphere Functions |
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| Emotions, Musical skills, metaphors, and humor |
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Term
| Name the 2 arteries supplying blood to the brain |
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Definition
| Internal Carotid (anterior), Vertebral (posterior) |
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Term
| Describe signs and symptoms of Vertebrobasilar Artery Syndrome |
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Definition
-Ipsilateral paralysis with atrophy of half the tongue
-Dec. pain and temp sensation in face
-Ataxia of limbs, vertigo, nausea, vomitting, nystagmus
-Horner's Syndrome
-Dysphagia, hoarseness, paralysis of vocal cord, diminished gag reflex
-Paralysis or weakness of all extremities, plus all bulbar musculature
-Diplopia, paralysis of conjugate lateral or vertical gaze, internuclear opthalmoplegia, horizontal or vertical nystagmus |
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| Describe signs and symptoms of Anterior Cerebral A. Syndrome |
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Definition
-Paresis of opposite foot, leg, and some arm
-Mental impairment (perservation, confusion, amnesia)
-Sensory impairments primarily in LE
-Urinary incontinence
-Abulia, slowness, delay, lack of spontaneity, motor inaction
-Problems with imitation and bimanual tasks, apraxia |
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Term
| Which artery helps supply the basal ganglia |
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| Describe signs and symptoms of Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome |
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Definition
-Paresis of contralateral face, arm, and leg
-Sensory impairment over contralateral face, arm, and leg
-Motor speech disorder
-Wernicke's Aphasia
-Perceptual problems like unilateral neglect, apraxias, depth perception problems, spatial relation difficulties |
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Term
| How can you evaluate unilateral neglect? |
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Definition
| Have patient draw a picture or observe their behaviors |
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Term
| What are some treatment approaches for unilateral neglect? |
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Definition
| -Minimize verbal cues and instead use visual cues -Substitute use of letters and numbers with shapes and blocks -Encourage visual scanning to neglected side -Sensory stimulation to neglected side -Encourage participation in tasks that make it necessary to look toward the neglected side |
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Term
| Describe signs and symptoms of Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome |
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Definition
| -Contralateral homonymous hemianopia -Prosopagnosia(difficulty naming people on sight) -dyslexia (difficulty reading) without agraphis(difficulty writing), color naming (anomia), and color discrimination problems -Memory Defect -Topographic disorientation |
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Term
| Describe signs and symptoms of a Left CVA |
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Definition
-Right Hemiparesis/plegia
-Right sensory loss
-speech and language impairments
-Difficulty planning and sequencing movements; apraxia is more common
-Slow, cautious behavioral style
-Disorganized Problem solving
-Often very aware of impairments and anxious about poor performance
-Difficulty with processing delays
-Difficulty with expression of positive emotions
-Difficulty with processing verbal cues, verbal commands
-Memory impairments, typically related to language |
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Term
| Describe signs and symptoms of a Right CVA |
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Definition
-Left Hemiplegia/paresis
-Left sensory loss
-Visual-perceptual impairments(left side neglect, agnosia, visuospatial impairments, disturbances of body image and body scheme)
-Difficulty sustaining a movement
-Quick,impulsive behavioral style
-Difficulty grasping the overall organization or pattern, problem-solving and synthesizing information
-Often unaware of impairments, poor judgement, inability to self-correct
-Rigidity of thought; difficulty with abstract reasoning
-Difficulty with perception of emotions, expression of negative emotions
-Difficulty processing visual cues
-Memory Impairments, typically related to spatial-perceptual information |
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Term
| What two Artery Infarcts can affect frontal lobe function |
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Term
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| Inability to perform a learned movement voluntarily |
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Term
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| Denial and lack of awareness of presence or severity of one's paralysis |
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Term
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Definition
| A lack of awareness of body structure and relationship of body parts to oneself or to others |
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| Inability to recognize faces of other people or own face in a mirror |
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