CSD 716 - Exam #1
-blockage in the distal artery
-cerebral embolism --> obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain by a foreign substance or a
blood-clot formed somewhere else in the body - ✔✔Embolism
-Broca's / Wernicke's Aphasia
-motor speech disorders (dysarthria)
-contralateral hemiplegia (upper body)
-sensory deficits - ✔✔Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)
-circulation of CSF is blocked or can't be reabsorbed
-causes intracranial pressure
-water on the brain - ✔✔Hydrocephalus
-congenital (happens in the womb)
-tangle dilated arteries and veins become connected in a local area
-depending on location, may causes motor speech problems, language impairments, etc. -
✔✔Arteriovenous Malformations
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-contralateral paralysis on lower limbs
-prefrontal symptoms (cognitive impairments) - ✔✔Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA)
-escape of blood into tissue of the brain (causes compression within the skull)
-caused by waking of arterial walls = high BP - ✔✔Hemorrhage
-local buildup of fatty substances and blood platelets in cerebral vessel that is caused by
atherosclerotic plaque
-occurs more often in the larger arteries - ✔✔Thrombosis (blockage)
-most common type
-hardened arterial walls - ✔✔Atherosclerosis
-NOT ON THE BRAIN
-completely outside of the dura mater (epidural)
-lower morbidity than other hematomas - if drained no effect on the brain
-usually caused by tears in meningeal arteries - happens very quickly - ✔✔Epidural Hematoma
-NOT ON THE BRAIN
-between the dura and arachnoid layers
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