Strokes

Question 1

when do ischemic strokes tend to occur?

Answer 1

during sleep

Question 2

when do hemorrhagic strokes tend to occur?

Answer 2

during activity

Question 3

which strokes have a sudden onset?

Answer 3

embolic

hemorrhagic

Question 4

which strokes have slow or gradual onset?

Answer 4

thrombotic

Question 5

classic signs of a stroke

Answer 5

1. Face droop - one side
2. Arm weakness
3. Speech sounds strange
4. Time - every second counts - call 911

Question 6

amaurosis fugax

Answer 6

brief episode of blindness in ONE eye due to retinal ischemia

Question 7

hemianopsia

Answer 7

blindness in 1/2 the visual field due to damage to optic tract or occipital lobe

Question 8

homonymous hemianopsia

Answer 8

• blindness in same side of both eyes

- teach pt. to turn head to scan complete range of visual field