CNS Class 12 (stroke)

Question 1

classic stroke symptoms include, numbness of the ____, arm or leg

Answer 1

face

Question 2

confusion or trouble speaking/ ______ speech is a classic stroke symptom

Answer 2

understanding

Question 3

symptoms of stroke: trouble ______ in one or both eyes as well as walking, _________, loss of balance or coordination

Answer 3

seeing, dizziness

Question 4

F.A.S.T stands for ____, ____, _____ & _____

Answer 4

Face, arms, speech, time

Question 5

symptoms of strokes in “biological females” includes _______, _______, sudden hiccups, sudden nausea, _____ and shortness of breath (to name a few)

Answer 5

fainting, seizures, & fatigue

Question 6

some “non modifiable” risk factors include ______,_____ & ______

Answer 6

age, sex, race

Question 7

factors that may increase stroke risk includes ______,______ and ______

Answer 7

pregnancy, oral contraceptive use and menopause

Question 8

_____________ is when there is too much LDL cholesterol in the blood

Answer 8

hypercholesterolemia

Question 9

_____ _______ can lead to clots that travel to the brain

Answer 9

atrial fibrillation

Question 10

some modifiable factors contributing to stroke would be _______,________ and _______

Answer 10

smoking, physical inactivity and insufficient sleep

Question 11

T/F a person who has had a previous stroke, TIA or heart attack is 10 times more likely to have a stroke than someone who has not

Answer 11

true

Question 12

T/F the risk of having another stroke is highest in the first week after the stroke or TIA

Answer 12

true

Question 13

the inability to acknowledge or react to stimuli coming from the contralateral side of space is known as ____ __________

Answer 13

hemi inattention

Question 14

when a person is unaware of the “hemi inattention” deficit this is known as ________

Answer 14

agnosia

Question 15

________ ________ is when a person only sees one half f the visual world

Answer 15

homonymous hemianopia

Question 16

_______; a partial or complete inability to read

Answer 16

alexia

Question 17

_______; the inability to process numbers and perform calculations

Answer 17

acalculia

Question 18

________: inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things

Answer 18

agnosia

Question 19

______ _______, the inability to name, move or touch specific fingers identified by the examiner

Answer 19

finger agnosia

Question 20

T/F finger agnosia is BL

Answer 20

true

Question 21

________; the inability to write with the hand what one wants to do

Answer 21

agraphia

Question 22

____-____ disorientation: the inability to differentiate between the left and right of ones own body or that of the examiner

Answer 22

left- right

Question 23

________ syndrome, a rare neurophysiological disorder that can be caused by stroke that is characterized by having acalculia, finger agnosia, left-right disorientation and agraphia all together

Answer 23

gerstmann

Question 24

_____ _______ of the contralateral foot or leg is an anterior cerebral stroke symptom

Answer 24

spastic paralysis

Question 25

slowness of _______ is an anterior cerebral symptom

Answer 25

thought

Question 26

T/F aphasia depends on the hemisphere involved with anterior cerebral symptoms

Answer 26

true

Question 27

contralateral ________ _______ is common with middle cerebral artery symptoms

Answer 27

spastic hemiplegia

Question 28

homonymous _____ and other visiual defects such as colour blindness and loss of _____ vision are symptoms of a stroke in the posterior cerebrum

Answer 28

hemaniopia, central

Question 29

loss of sensory modalities, spontaneous pain, intention tremours, mild hemiparesis and aphasia are all symptoms involving the __________

Answer 29

thalamus

Question 30

________ nerve palsy with contralateral hemiplegia indicates cerebral peduncle involvement

Answer 30

oculomotor

Question 31

basilar and vertebral artery involvment is indicated with visual disturbances such as _____

Answer 31

diplopia

Question 32

T/F almost a quarter or people who had a stroke will have another one within the first year

Answer 32

true