Neuro review and CVA

Question 1

fx of frontal lobe

Answer 1

executive function, thinking, planning, organizing, problem solving, emotions, behavior control, personality

Question 2

fx of motor cortex

Answer 2

movement

Question 3

fx parietal lobe

Answer 3

perception, making sense of the world, arithmetic, spelling

Question 4

fx of occipital lobe

Answer 4

vision

Question 5

fx of temporal lobe

Answer 5

memory understanding, language

Question 6

what is the prefrontal cortex

Answer 6

helps people set and achieve goals by way of executive functioning
plays a role in personality

Question 7

Hershle’s gyrus

Answer 7

auditory processing center

Question 8

left temporal lobe

Answer 8

language and learning/remembering verbal info

Question 9

right temporal lobe

Answer 9

responsible for learning/remembering non verbal info

Question 10

what is brocha’s aphasia

Answer 10

cognitively aware of what they are trying to say but cannot make mouth form words (broken)

Question 11

what is wernickes aphasia

Answer 11

talking gibberish but think they are speaking normally

Question 12

what is global aphasia

Answer 12

ALL aspects of language are impaired- speaking, understanding, writing, reading,

Question 13

what is the insula

Answer 13

below the cerebrum and separates the temporal lobe from parietal cortex- allows for pain perception, body and self- awareness

Question 14

how do we find information about clients?

Answer 14

imaging, physician notes, nurses notes, client interview, family+support system interview

Question 15

how do CVAs occur?

Answer 15

blood flow is disrupted or a rupture occurs

Question 16

ischemic

Answer 16

most common and results from a thrombosis (clot) or emboli (traveling clot)

Question 17

hemorrhagic

Answer 17

bleeding into brain tissue from hypertension, aneurysms or head injury

Question 18

what are cortical symptoms of CVA

Answer 18

impacting areas of cerebral cortex-frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

Question 19

what are subcortical symptoms of CVA

Answer 19

impact structures below the cortex such as internal capsule, basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem, and cerebellum

Question 20

MCA symptoms

Answer 20

middle cerebral artery
most frequent
contralateral weakness
sensory loss
visual field loss or neglect
increase deep tendon reflex

Question 21

ACA symptoms

Answer 21

anterior cerebral artery
weakness and sensory loss of the distal contralateral leg
urinary incontinence
disturbance of speech- dysarthria (hard to understand)
motor apraxia
severe behavior disturbances/changes in personality
profound apathy
perseveration

Question 22

PCA

Answer 22

posterior cerebral artery
5 Ds
dizziness, diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, dyspraxia