Stroke Intervention Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Stroke Intervention Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Left Hemisphere (following stroke) ANS-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 ANS-Dominant for language Analyzes Details Organizes data in conceptual similarities Uses reason and attention to detail Good at verbal memory Right Hemisphere normal ANS-Dominant for visuospatial tasks Synthesizes wholes Organizes data in structural similarities Uses intuition and imagination Good at figural memory Right Hemisphere following damage ANS-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 ANS-how quickly healthy brain areas take over the functions affected by the stroke Levels of Intervention ANS-acute phase rehabilitation phase re-entry to community
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