Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist
(CSRS 2025) Questions With Correct
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Types cof cstroke
(Lesson c2) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ischemic: c87%
-Thrombotic
-Embolic
-Lacunar
Hemorrhagic: c13%
-Intracerebral
-Subarachnoid
Thrombotic cStroke c(Ischemic) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔48% cof call cstrokes c
-typically coccurs cduring csleep
-slow cprogressive conset cof cdeficits c
-50% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA
Embolic cStroke c(Ischemic) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔26% cof call cstrokes
-typically coccurs cwhile cawake
-sudden, cimmediate cdeficits c(sometimes cseizures)
-11% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA
Lucunar cStroke c(Ischemic) c
small cvessel cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔13% cof call cstrokes c
-small cinfarct c(>15-20 ccm) cdeep cin cthe cbrain c
-onset ccan cbe cgradual cor csudden c
-23% cassociated cwith cproceeding cTIA
-often cpure csensory cor cmotor csymptoms
-typically cno chigher ccortical cfunctional cinvolved
Intracerebral cHemmorhage c(ICH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10% cof call cstrokes
-90% chappen cwith cthe cpatient cis cunder c"no cstress" c
-major ccause cof c"hypertension" c
-onset cmay cbe cgradual cor csudden c
-8% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA c
-direct ccorrelation cwith chigh cblood cpressure/ chypertension
,Subarachnoid cHemorrhage c(SAH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔3% cof call cstroke
-occurs coften cduring cstrenuous cactivity c
-cause: crupture caneurysms cand cvascular cmalformations c
-sudden conset
-7% care cassociated cwith cpreceding cTIA
Left cStroke cwith cRight cHemiplegia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Language/Perceptual
cproblems c
-expressive caphasia c
-receptive caphasia
-global caphasia c
-alexia, cagraphia c, cacalculia
-apraxias: cmotor cplanning cperceptual cproblems c
(Impaired cverbal cand cmath cskills cwith cword cletter cdiscrimination
Left cStroke cwith cRight cHemiplegia c(BEHAVIORS) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Slow,
canxious, ccautious, cnormal cattention cspan
-underestimated cabilities c
-emotionally clabile c( cabrupt cmood cchanges)
-quick cto canger cand/or cbecome cfrustrated
Right cStroke cwith cLeft cHemiplegia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Perceptual cproblems/
cDistortion cof cphysical creality
-visual cspatial cdisorders c:depth cperception
-constructional crelationships
-directional cconcepts c
-neglect, cdrawing cabilities c
-body cschema cperception cdisorders; c
-perceptual clanguage cdisorders c
language
Right cStroke cwith cLeft cHemiplegia c(BEHAVIORS) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-fast cand
cimpulsive c
-short cattention cspan
-overestimate cabilities/ cjudgement c
-denial cof cillness c(anosognosia) c
-lack cof cinhibition
-inability cto cexpress cemotions c/affect cis cflat
Cerebrum c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-frontal, cparietal, ctemporal, cand coccipital clobes c
-consisting cof ctwo chemispheres, cleft cand cright, cseparated cby ca cfissure
-responsible cfor cthe cintegration cof ccomplex csensory cand cneural cfunctions cand cthe
cinitiation cand ccoordination cof cvoluntary cactivity cin cthe cbody.
,initiates cand ccoordinates cmovement cand cregulates ctemperature. cOther careas cof cthe
ccerebrum cenable cspeech, cjudgment, cthinking cand creasoning, cproblem-solving,
cemotions cand clearning.
Frontal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-controls cvoluntary cmovement
-thinking cproblem csolving
-reasoning cjudgement
-personality
Primary cMotor cCortex
(motor chomunculus) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located con cthe cpre-central cgyrus c
-controls cvoluntary cmovement
-lesion cto cthis carea cresults cin cmotor cdeficits cand/or cparalysis cto cthe ccontralateral
cside cof cthe cbody
Premotor cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located cjust canterior cto cthe cprimary cmotor
ccortex
-controls cactions cof ctrunk cand cproximal climb cmuscles
-responsible cfor cbody cpart cownership
-lesion cto cthis carea cresult cin cunilateral cneglect
Supplementary cMotor cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located cmedial cto cthe cprimary
cmotor ccortex c
-motor cplanning cregion
-stores cmotor cmemories cand cdirects cactivity cof cprimary cmotor ccortex
-lesion cmay cresult cin capraxia
Broca's cArea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Controls clanguage cexpression c- can carea cof cthe
cfrontal clobe, cusually cin cthe cleft chemisphere, cthat cdirects cthe cmuscle cmovements
cinvolved cin cspeech.
-Speech cmotor carea c(expressive)
-located conly cin cthe cleft cside cof cthe cbrain cin c90% cof cpeople c
-can cbe cflipped cwith cleft c-handed cpeople
Wernike's cArea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔language ccomprehension
-located cin cthe cleft chemisphere cin c90% cof cpeople
-important cfor cunderstanding clanguage cincluding: cverbal csign cand cwritten clanguage
-corresponding carea ccontralaterally cresponsible cfor cinterpretation cof cnonverbal
ccommunication c
-damage cresults cin creceptive caphasia c(
Parietal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cregion cof cthe ccerebral ccortex cwhose
cfunctions cinclude cprocessing cinformation cabout ctouch.
-perception
-processing cof csensation
-spatial cawareness
, Somatosensory cCortex
-Sensory cHomunculus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔area cat cthe cfront cof cthe cparietal clobes
cthat cregisters cand cprocesses cbody ctouch cand cmovement csensations c(Brodmann
carea c1,2, c3a cand c3b) c
-located con cthe cpostcentral cgyrus
-perceives cpain, ctemperature, cpressure
-touch, cvibration, cand cproprioception
Parietotemporal cAssociation cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔located:
-posterior cand cinferior cportion cof cthe cparietal clobe
-overlaps cparietal cand ctemporal clobe
-involved cin cabstract cthought, creading cand cwriting
-mathematics, cspatial cperception
-understanding cwritten clanguage c(angular cgyrus)
Occipital cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cregion cof cthe ccerebral ccortex cthat
cprocesses cvisual cinformation
-contain ctwo cimportant cregions
-Primary cVisual cCortex
-Visual cAssociation cArea
Primary cVisual cCortes c( cOccipital cLobe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Responsible cfor:
-visual cperception
-receiving cvisual cinput cfrom cthe ccontralateral cvisual cfield
Damage cresults cin:
-hemianopsia: cinjury con cone cside
-cortical cblindness c: cbilateral cinjury c
-qudrantanopia: canopia caffecting ca cquarter cof cthe cfield cof cvision. c(describes cdefects
cconfined cmostly cto capproximately cone-fourth cof can ceye's cvisual cspace)
Visual cAssociation cArea c(Occipital cLobe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Located canterior cto
cthe cprimary cvisual ccortex
Responsible cfor:
-interpretation cof cvisual cstimuli c(spatial cperception c& crecognition cof cfaces)
Damage cresults cin:
-visual cagnosia: cthe cpatient ccan csee cthe citem chowever cthey ccan cnot crecognize cit
Temporal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An carea con ceach chemisphere cof cthe ccerebral
ccortex cnear cthe ctemples cthat cis cthe cprimary creceiving carea cfor cauditory
cinformation
-limbic csystem c(responsible cfor cemotion c& cmemory)
-auditory csystem
-olfactory csystem
-facial crecognition
(CSRS 2025) Questions With Correct
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Types cof cstroke
(Lesson c2) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ischemic: c87%
-Thrombotic
-Embolic
-Lacunar
Hemorrhagic: c13%
-Intracerebral
-Subarachnoid
Thrombotic cStroke c(Ischemic) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔48% cof call cstrokes c
-typically coccurs cduring csleep
-slow cprogressive conset cof cdeficits c
-50% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA
Embolic cStroke c(Ischemic) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔26% cof call cstrokes
-typically coccurs cwhile cawake
-sudden, cimmediate cdeficits c(sometimes cseizures)
-11% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA
Lucunar cStroke c(Ischemic) c
small cvessel cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔13% cof call cstrokes c
-small cinfarct c(>15-20 ccm) cdeep cin cthe cbrain c
-onset ccan cbe cgradual cor csudden c
-23% cassociated cwith cproceeding cTIA
-often cpure csensory cor cmotor csymptoms
-typically cno chigher ccortical cfunctional cinvolved
Intracerebral cHemmorhage c(ICH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10% cof call cstrokes
-90% chappen cwith cthe cpatient cis cunder c"no cstress" c
-major ccause cof c"hypertension" c
-onset cmay cbe cgradual cor csudden c
-8% care cassociated cwith cprior cTIA c
-direct ccorrelation cwith chigh cblood cpressure/ chypertension
,Subarachnoid cHemorrhage c(SAH) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔3% cof call cstroke
-occurs coften cduring cstrenuous cactivity c
-cause: crupture caneurysms cand cvascular cmalformations c
-sudden conset
-7% care cassociated cwith cpreceding cTIA
Left cStroke cwith cRight cHemiplegia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Language/Perceptual
cproblems c
-expressive caphasia c
-receptive caphasia
-global caphasia c
-alexia, cagraphia c, cacalculia
-apraxias: cmotor cplanning cperceptual cproblems c
(Impaired cverbal cand cmath cskills cwith cword cletter cdiscrimination
Left cStroke cwith cRight cHemiplegia c(BEHAVIORS) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Slow,
canxious, ccautious, cnormal cattention cspan
-underestimated cabilities c
-emotionally clabile c( cabrupt cmood cchanges)
-quick cto canger cand/or cbecome cfrustrated
Right cStroke cwith cLeft cHemiplegia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Perceptual cproblems/
cDistortion cof cphysical creality
-visual cspatial cdisorders c:depth cperception
-constructional crelationships
-directional cconcepts c
-neglect, cdrawing cabilities c
-body cschema cperception cdisorders; c
-perceptual clanguage cdisorders c
language
Right cStroke cwith cLeft cHemiplegia c(BEHAVIORS) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-fast cand
cimpulsive c
-short cattention cspan
-overestimate cabilities/ cjudgement c
-denial cof cillness c(anosognosia) c
-lack cof cinhibition
-inability cto cexpress cemotions c/affect cis cflat
Cerebrum c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-frontal, cparietal, ctemporal, cand coccipital clobes c
-consisting cof ctwo chemispheres, cleft cand cright, cseparated cby ca cfissure
-responsible cfor cthe cintegration cof ccomplex csensory cand cneural cfunctions cand cthe
cinitiation cand ccoordination cof cvoluntary cactivity cin cthe cbody.
,initiates cand ccoordinates cmovement cand cregulates ctemperature. cOther careas cof cthe
ccerebrum cenable cspeech, cjudgment, cthinking cand creasoning, cproblem-solving,
cemotions cand clearning.
Frontal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-controls cvoluntary cmovement
-thinking cproblem csolving
-reasoning cjudgement
-personality
Primary cMotor cCortex
(motor chomunculus) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located con cthe cpre-central cgyrus c
-controls cvoluntary cmovement
-lesion cto cthis carea cresults cin cmotor cdeficits cand/or cparalysis cto cthe ccontralateral
cside cof cthe cbody
Premotor cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located cjust canterior cto cthe cprimary cmotor
ccortex
-controls cactions cof ctrunk cand cproximal climb cmuscles
-responsible cfor cbody cpart cownership
-lesion cto cthis carea cresult cin cunilateral cneglect
Supplementary cMotor cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-located cmedial cto cthe cprimary
cmotor ccortex c
-motor cplanning cregion
-stores cmotor cmemories cand cdirects cactivity cof cprimary cmotor ccortex
-lesion cmay cresult cin capraxia
Broca's cArea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Controls clanguage cexpression c- can carea cof cthe
cfrontal clobe, cusually cin cthe cleft chemisphere, cthat cdirects cthe cmuscle cmovements
cinvolved cin cspeech.
-Speech cmotor carea c(expressive)
-located conly cin cthe cleft cside cof cthe cbrain cin c90% cof cpeople c
-can cbe cflipped cwith cleft c-handed cpeople
Wernike's cArea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔language ccomprehension
-located cin cthe cleft chemisphere cin c90% cof cpeople
-important cfor cunderstanding clanguage cincluding: cverbal csign cand cwritten clanguage
-corresponding carea ccontralaterally cresponsible cfor cinterpretation cof cnonverbal
ccommunication c
-damage cresults cin creceptive caphasia c(
Parietal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cregion cof cthe ccerebral ccortex cwhose
cfunctions cinclude cprocessing cinformation cabout ctouch.
-perception
-processing cof csensation
-spatial cawareness
, Somatosensory cCortex
-Sensory cHomunculus c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔area cat cthe cfront cof cthe cparietal clobes
cthat cregisters cand cprocesses cbody ctouch cand cmovement csensations c(Brodmann
carea c1,2, c3a cand c3b) c
-located con cthe cpostcentral cgyrus
-perceives cpain, ctemperature, cpressure
-touch, cvibration, cand cproprioception
Parietotemporal cAssociation cCortex c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔located:
-posterior cand cinferior cportion cof cthe cparietal clobe
-overlaps cparietal cand ctemporal clobe
-involved cin cabstract cthought, creading cand cwriting
-mathematics, cspatial cperception
-understanding cwritten clanguage c(angular cgyrus)
Occipital cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cregion cof cthe ccerebral ccortex cthat
cprocesses cvisual cinformation
-contain ctwo cimportant cregions
-Primary cVisual cCortex
-Visual cAssociation cArea
Primary cVisual cCortes c( cOccipital cLobe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Responsible cfor:
-visual cperception
-receiving cvisual cinput cfrom cthe ccontralateral cvisual cfield
Damage cresults cin:
-hemianopsia: cinjury con cone cside
-cortical cblindness c: cbilateral cinjury c
-qudrantanopia: canopia caffecting ca cquarter cof cthe cfield cof cvision. c(describes cdefects
cconfined cmostly cto capproximately cone-fourth cof can ceye's cvisual cspace)
Visual cAssociation cArea c(Occipital cLobe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Located canterior cto
cthe cprimary cvisual ccortex
Responsible cfor:
-interpretation cof cvisual cstimuli c(spatial cperception c& crecognition cof cfaces)
Damage cresults cin:
-visual cagnosia: cthe cpatient ccan csee cthe citem chowever cthey ccan cnot crecognize cit
Temporal cLobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An carea con ceach chemisphere cof cthe ccerebral
ccortex cnear cthe ctemples cthat cis cthe cprimary creceiving carea cfor cauditory
cinformation
-limbic csystem c(responsible cfor cemotion c& cmemory)
-auditory csystem
-olfactory csystem
-facial crecognition
