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Prepare for the Stroke (CVA) and TIA Exam with this complete study guide designed to help healthcare students and professionals review essential cerebrovascular concepts. This resource covers stroke types, transient ischemic attacks, risk factors, neurological assessment, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment approaches, patient care, and prevention strategies. Featuring organized study material and exam-style practice questions, this guide supports effective preparation for nursing, allied health, and medical courses focused on stroke and neurological care.

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Stroke (CVA) and
TIA EXAM

(2025-2026)
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, the cerebrum has ___ hemispheres and each has a 2 hemispheres; cortex
______



What is each lobe and the brainstem responsible for? - Parietal: sensory ifno
- Frontal: movement, executive function
- Temporal: hearing, memory, smell, language, facial recognition
- Occipital: vision
- cerebellum: muscle coordination, balance
- brainstem: heart rate, BP, breathing, GI function, consciousness


A stroke to which arteries will cause numbness and Anterior or Middle or cerebral arteries (ACA, MCA)
weakness



What does injury to Brocas area cause? What about - Brocas: Slurred speech
Wenicke's area? - Wernickes: difficulty understanding speech



Injury to posterior cerebral artery can affect what vision




blood flow to the brain is achieved by what arteries 2 internal carotid arteries & 2 posterior vertebral arteries




Neurological deficit attributed to an acute focal injury of the Stoke (CVA)
CNS by a vascular cause -> permanent damage to brain
cells


2 types of strokes (CVAs) ischemic, hemorrhagic




what are two different kinds of hemorrhagic strokes - intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
- subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)



A transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia without acute
infarction


most TIA symptoms resolve within 24h -- no permanent disability




This type of stroke occurs due to a blocked artery (these Ischemic
are more common)



This type of stroke occurs due to an artery break Hemorrhagic




ischemic CVA is often due to what kind of event? - thrombotic event due to atherosclerosis
- "large artery atherothrombosis" originating in the internal carotid or
MCA/vertebral arteries

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