Exam 4 Book: Stroke (CVA)

Another term for stroke?

cerebrovascular accident

What is a stroke?

damage to brain tissue resulting from faulty blood circulation

Can end up doing serious damage to areas like:

control vital funcations, motorability and control, sensation and perception, communication, emotions, and consciousness, and other areas

If survived, varying degrees of diability, ranging from;

minimal loss of function to total dependency

CVA due to the cerebral arterial system, can commonly cause?

partial or total paralysis on either the right or left side of the body

Paralysis can affect:

monoplegia, body segment, hemiplegia

What is affected during right side hemiplegia

speech and language; tend to be slow, cautious, and disorganized when approaching new or unfamiliar problems

What is affected during left side hemiplegia?

have difficulty in spatial-perception task and tend to over estimate their abilities

Those with Left side Hemiplegia, have certain safety implications, for performing in physical education, leisure, and sport settings, because the individual may attempt to?

do things they cannot do

The peack age for CVA is?

the 1st year of life

When there aren't any signs of any neurological problems, usually it shows?

during the first year after CVA (during when motor skills develop, and usually hemiparesis)

Children who have CVAs tend to exhibit significant

long-term disabilities, including cognitive and sensory impairments, CP, and epilepsy

Several factors in adults can contribute to a stroke, including:

uncontrolled hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, diet, drugs, alcohol abuse, obesity, and others

Depending on location of the damage, it can mirror?

CP and TBI

Rehabilitation is necessary when people with CVA exhibit:

cognitive or perceptual deficits, motor deficits, seizure disorders, and communication problems

CVA affects _____ segments and is a common form of ________ disability

older, adult

CVA is usually _______ when lookings are infants, children, and adolescents

rare

There are two generally types of CVA is:

Hemorrhagic and Ischemic

A results of an artery that loses its elasticity and ruptures, resulting in blood flowing into and around brain tissue

Hemorrhagic

Hemorrhagic is the ______ ________

most serious

When a blocked artery leading to or within the brain itself results in the lack an appropriate blood supply to brain tissue

Ischemic

Ischemic is the _______ common type

most

Usually blockage is caused by?

progressive narrowing or an embolism

If the the attack is brief (which might occur in a matter of days, weeks, or morth before a major CVA), that means it's a?

transient ischemic attack

A TIA results in?

a full recovery and might indicate a future attack

Teachers, coaches, and parents should see the early warning signs, including:

sudden weakness or numbness of the face or an arm and leg on one side of the body, sudden dimness or loss of vision in only one eye, sudden loss of speech or trouble understanding speech, sudden severe headache with no apparent cause, and unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or sudden falls, especially with any of the previous symptoms

Those that have survived CVA, need to be placed on

planned, sysematic, and individualized rehabilitation program

the Intensity and duration of the rehab program depends on?

the degree of the disability

Someone who exhibits weakness or paralysis in one limb and retains normal voluntary movement for the remainder of the body will need

little in the form of therapy

whereas someone who exhibits complete paralysis of all four limbs will need

intense, long-term therapy