Perfusion Module NUR 211
Clinical Manifestations of Left Hemispheric Stroke - ANS Paralysis or weakness on the right
side of body
Right visual field deficit
Aphasia
Altered intellectual ability
Slow, cautious behavior
Clinical Manifestations of Right Hemispheric Stroke - ANS Paralysis or weakness on left side of
body
Left visual field deficit
Spatial-perceptual deficits
Increased distractibility
Impulsive behavior and poor judgment
Lack of awareness of deficits
Expressive aphasia - ANS Inability to speak
Receptive aphasia - ANS Inability to understand language
Global aphasia - ANS Inability to speak and understand language
Agnosia - ANS Failure to recognize familiar objects
Alexia - ANS Difficulty reading
Agraphia - ANS Difficulty writing
Hemiplegia - ANS Paralysis on one side of the body
Hemiparesis - ANS Weakness on one side of the body
Hemianopia - ANS Blindness of half of the field of vision
Aneurysm - ANS Weakened or bulging arterial wall
Apraxia - ANS Inability to perform motor acts voluntarily
Dysarthria - ANS Defects of articulation due to neurologic causes
, Infarction - ANS Deprivation of blood supply
Penumbra - ANS Area of low cerebral blood flow
Hemi - ANS Prefix meaning half
Ataxia - ANS Defective muscular coordination
Diplopia - ANS Double vision
Flaccidity - ANS Absence of muscle tone
Spasticity - ANS Abnormal increase in muscle tone
Stenosis - ANS Constriction or narrowing
Homonymous hemianopia - ANS Loss of the same visual field in both eyes
Stroke Complications: Cognitive and Behavioral Changes - ANS Changes in consciousness
Emotional lability
Loss of self-control
Decreased tolerance for stress
Intellectual changes
Stroke Complications: Communication Disorder - ANS Aphasia: Expressive, Receptive, Mixed
(Global)
Dysarthria
Stroke Complications: Motor Deficits - ANS Mild weakness to severe limitation
Weakness, paralysis, spasticity
Specific deficits:
Hemiplegia
Hemiparesis
Flaccidity
Spasticity
Stroke Complications: Elimination Disorders - ANS Partial loss of sensations that trigger
elimination
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