Stroke and TBI
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What characterizes PTA?
- Unable the remember events that happened prior to (retrograde) and after the time of injury (anterograde)
- Sometimes confabulation
What are the cognitive consequences of TBI?
- Lowered attention and concentration
- Decreased memory
- Decreased executive functioning
- Decreased speech and language
- Lowered social cognition
What are physical consequences of TBI?
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Lowered tolarance of stimuli
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What are emotional consequences of TBI?
- Fear
- Anger
- Loss of self-esteem and self-confidence
- Trauma
What are social consequences of TBI?
- Loss of work
- Changes in relation with partner/family
What is the definition of cogniform disorder?
What are risk factors for CVA?
- Artherosclerosis (thickening of the arterial walls) due to hypertension, smoking, diabetes, obesity or elevated levels of cholesterol
What causes obstructive (ischemic) CVA (80%)?
- Stenosis
- Less common disturbances: coangluation disorders, perfusion/blood flow disorders most often linked to specific disease
The anterior cerebral artery perfuses the:
Frontal-basal structures
Part of the parietal lobe
The medial cerebral artery perfuses the:
Larger part of the parietal lobe
Basal ganglia
Part of the frontal lobe
Cognitive impairments in left hemisphere CVA
Alexia, agraphia
Acalculia
Apraxia
Agnosia
Neglect right side
Cognitive impairments in right hemisphere CVA
Prosopagnosia
Neglect left side
Spatial/visuoconstructive disorders
Aprosody
Behavioral impairments in left hemisphere CVA
Catastrophic reaction
Behavioral impairments in right hemisphere CVA
Anosognosia
Anosodiaphoria
Problems with social intelligence/cognition
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