SHS 516 – FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what motor neurons does Pseudobulbar palsy affect? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5th -
trigeminal
7th - facial
9th - glossopharyngeal
10th - vagus
11th - accessory
Pseudobulbar Palsy affects ones ability to __________ facial muscles often used for chewing
and speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - control
pseudobulbar affect - CORRECT ANSWER - uncontrollable laughing or crying at
inappropriate times
Pseudobulbar palsy population - CORRECT ANSWER - males aged 75 plus
t/f pseudobulbar palsy patients also present with dysarthria and Aphasia - CORRECT
ANSWER - false - dysarthria and dysphagia
most common cause of pseduobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - nerves from the cerebral
cortex leading to the the lower portion of the brain stem are damaged
Pseudobulbar palsy damage causes what? - CORRECT ANSWER - inability to control facial
muscles and expressional emotions
Pseudobulbar Palsy is linked to several conditions: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stroke
Motor Neuron Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
,Cerebrovascular Disorders
What does the doctor look for when examining pseudobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER -
facial movements
emotional expressiveness
speech
t/f if emotional inconstancy is the primary symptom than Pseudobulbar affect can often be
misdiagnosed as depression - CORRECT ANSWER - True
t/f there is a cure for pseuobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - false - treat the symptoms
what are two medicines often prescribed for pseudobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER -
Anti-depressants
Nuedexta
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - CORRECT ANSWER - a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood
supply to the brain causing brain damage
Stroke Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Sudden Weakness
paralysis
numbness of the face, arms, or legs
trouble speaking or understanding speech
trouble seeing
t/f stroke is the most common cause of aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Types of Strokes - CORRECT ANSWER - ischemic
hemorrhagic
, Cryptogenic
Brainstem
Ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common type of stroke in older people,
occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked by the narrowing or blockage
Two ways ischemic strokes occur - CORRECT ANSWER - Thrombotic
Embolic
thrombotic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot that forms inside one of the arteries
supplying blood to the brain
embolic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot or plaque fragments forms somewhere in
body and travels to the brain
about ____% of embolic strokes occur in people with atrial fibrillation - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15%
hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - an artery in the brain leaks blood or ruptures
and floods the brain tissue with blood
2 subtypes of hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - Intracerebral hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intracerebal hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - artery of the brain bursts, flooding the
surrounding tissue with blood
subarachnoid hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - bleeding in the area between the brain
and the thin tissues that cover it
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what motor neurons does Pseudobulbar palsy affect? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5th -
trigeminal
7th - facial
9th - glossopharyngeal
10th - vagus
11th - accessory
Pseudobulbar Palsy affects ones ability to __________ facial muscles often used for chewing
and speaking - CORRECT ANSWER - control
pseudobulbar affect - CORRECT ANSWER - uncontrollable laughing or crying at
inappropriate times
Pseudobulbar palsy population - CORRECT ANSWER - males aged 75 plus
t/f pseudobulbar palsy patients also present with dysarthria and Aphasia - CORRECT
ANSWER - false - dysarthria and dysphagia
most common cause of pseduobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - nerves from the cerebral
cortex leading to the the lower portion of the brain stem are damaged
Pseudobulbar palsy damage causes what? - CORRECT ANSWER - inability to control facial
muscles and expressional emotions
Pseudobulbar Palsy is linked to several conditions: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stroke
Motor Neuron Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
,Cerebrovascular Disorders
What does the doctor look for when examining pseudobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER -
facial movements
emotional expressiveness
speech
t/f if emotional inconstancy is the primary symptom than Pseudobulbar affect can often be
misdiagnosed as depression - CORRECT ANSWER - True
t/f there is a cure for pseuobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - false - treat the symptoms
what are two medicines often prescribed for pseudobulbar palsy - CORRECT ANSWER -
Anti-depressants
Nuedexta
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - CORRECT ANSWER - a.k.a. "Stroke". Lack of blood
supply to the brain causing brain damage
Stroke Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Sudden Weakness
paralysis
numbness of the face, arms, or legs
trouble speaking or understanding speech
trouble seeing
t/f stroke is the most common cause of aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Types of Strokes - CORRECT ANSWER - ischemic
hemorrhagic
, Cryptogenic
Brainstem
Ischemic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common type of stroke in older people,
occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked by the narrowing or blockage
Two ways ischemic strokes occur - CORRECT ANSWER - Thrombotic
Embolic
thrombotic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot that forms inside one of the arteries
supplying blood to the brain
embolic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot or plaque fragments forms somewhere in
body and travels to the brain
about ____% of embolic strokes occur in people with atrial fibrillation - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15%
hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - an artery in the brain leaks blood or ruptures
and floods the brain tissue with blood
2 subtypes of hemorrhagic stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - Intracerebral hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intracerebal hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - artery of the brain bursts, flooding the
surrounding tissue with blood
subarachnoid hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - bleeding in the area between the brain
and the thin tissues that cover it
