Stroke Intervention (Questions with correct solutions)

Left Hemisphere (following stroke) correct answers Aphasia Common (lack of expressive or receptive speech) Reaction is catastrophic Difficulty processing information in auditory modality Profits more from non-language cues such as pantomime, gestures, and visual images Left hemisphere normal correct answers Dominant for language Analyzes Details Organizes data in conceptual similarities Uses reason and attention to detail Good at verbal memory Right Hemisphere normal correct answers Dominant for visuospatial tasks Synthesizes wholes Organizes data in structural similarities Uses intuition and imagination Good at figural memory Right Hemisphere following damage correct answers Aprosodia common (lack of variation in pitch and rhythm of speech) Reaction is indifference Difficulty processing information in visual modality Profits more from language cues such as verbal elaboration Neuroplasticity correct answers how quickly healthy brain areas take over the functions affected by the stroke Levels of Intervention correct answers acute phase rehabilitation phase re-entry to community phase acute phase correct answers Discharge planning - when client is medically stable Where is the client being discharged to? What supports does the client have/need? The OT can engage the client in: early mobilization (e.g. rolling in bed, sitting on the side of the bed, transferring to wheelchair/commode) return to self-care ( e.g. self-feeding, grooming, dressing) prevention of secondary complications Skin care Watch for signs of pressure sores