LEVEL 4 - RNSG 2432 - CVA (2 OF 2) NOTES
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS
Stoke: Affect manifestations: include., - Difficulty controlling emotions., Responses may be exaggerated
or unpredictable., & May be magnified by depression, changes in body image, & loss of function
ANSWER :-Stroke: Intellectual function manifestations: involve., - the memory & judgment may be
impaired as a result., & May be affected by side of the brain, or related to the hemisphere in which the
stroke occurred.
what are Stroke: Spatial-Perceptual alterations? ANSWER :-Stoke on the right side of the brain is more
likely to cause problems., Incorrect perception of self or illness., Unilateral neglect: worsened by
homonyous hemianopsia (blindness in same half of visual field in both eyes)., agnosia (inability to
interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage)., & apraxia
(inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage)
homonyous hemianopsia., - is blindness in same half of visual field in both eyes. ANSWER :-agnosia., -
is the inability to interpret sensations & hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage
apraxia., - is the inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage ANSWER
:-Stroke: Elimination manifestations include., - Urinary & bowel elimination occur initially & are
temporary., 1 hemisphere affected = good bladder function prognosis., & constipation is common
dysphagia., - is the difficulty swallowing. ANSWER :-ataxia., - is the loss of full control of bodily
movements.
contralateral., - is relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular
structure or condition occurs. ANSWER :-akinesia., - is the loss or impairment of the power of
voluntary movement.
what is a right sided stroke? ANSWER :-Perceptual deficits., Memory deficits., Impulsive behavior., left
side paralysis., & Left neglect = don't care about the left side
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS
Stoke: Affect manifestations: include., - Difficulty controlling emotions., Responses may be exaggerated
or unpredictable., & May be magnified by depression, changes in body image, & loss of function
ANSWER :-Stroke: Intellectual function manifestations: involve., - the memory & judgment may be
impaired as a result., & May be affected by side of the brain, or related to the hemisphere in which the
stroke occurred.
what are Stroke: Spatial-Perceptual alterations? ANSWER :-Stoke on the right side of the brain is more
likely to cause problems., Incorrect perception of self or illness., Unilateral neglect: worsened by
homonyous hemianopsia (blindness in same half of visual field in both eyes)., agnosia (inability to
interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage)., & apraxia
(inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage)
homonyous hemianopsia., - is blindness in same half of visual field in both eyes. ANSWER :-agnosia., -
is the inability to interpret sensations & hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage
apraxia., - is the inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage ANSWER
:-Stroke: Elimination manifestations include., - Urinary & bowel elimination occur initially & are
temporary., 1 hemisphere affected = good bladder function prognosis., & constipation is common
dysphagia., - is the difficulty swallowing. ANSWER :-ataxia., - is the loss of full control of bodily
movements.
contralateral., - is relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular
structure or condition occurs. ANSWER :-akinesia., - is the loss or impairment of the power of
voluntary movement.
what is a right sided stroke? ANSWER :-Perceptual deficits., Memory deficits., Impulsive behavior., left
side paralysis., & Left neglect = don't care about the left side
