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Types of stroke (Lesson 2) Correct Answer Ischemic: 87% -Thrombotic -Embolic -Lacunar Hemorrhagic: 13% -Intracerebral -Subarachnoid Thrombotic Stroke (Ischemic) Correct Answer 48% of all strokes -typically occurs during sleep -slow progressive onset of deficits -50% are associated with prior TIA Embolic Stroke (Ischemic) Correct Answer 26% of all strokes -typically occurs while awake -sudden, immediate deficits (sometimes seizures) -11% are associated with prior TIA Lucun...

Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Questions With Complete Solutions 2024 Types of stroke (Lesson 2) - answerIschemic: 87% -Thrombotic -Embolic -Lacunar Hemorrhagic: 13% -Intracerebral -Subarachnoid Thrombotic Stroke (Ischemic) - answer48% of all strokes -typically occurs during sleep -slow progressive onset of deficits -50% are associated with prior TIA Embolic Stroke (Ischemic) - answer26% of all strokes -typically occurs while awake -sudden, immediate deficits (sometim...

Near drowning, heart attacks, and carbon monoxide poisoning are common causes of what effect on the brain? - ️️Hypoxia (deprivation of oxygen) True or False: Traumatic brain injuries are always closed head injuries. - ️️False (they can be open or closed head injuries) Which area(s) may be impacted by an injury to the anterior cerebral artery? a) motor b) sensory c) cognition d) all of the above - ️️d) all of the above True or false: The use of tPA is contraindicated in hemor...

The nurse is reviewing interventions aimed at maintaining cerebral perfusion in a client who had a thrombotic stroke. Which intervention should the nurse question? A.Placing the client in a side-lying position B.Monitoring mental status and level of consciousness C.Monitoring respiratory status D.Encouraging active range-of-motion exercises correct answer: D. encouraging active ROM exercises Active range-of-motion exercises promote physical mobility but will not directly assist in maint...

___ bring information to an area of the cortex and terminate in relatively discrete cortical regions - specific afferents ___ communcation occurs when a released hormone affects neighboring cells by diffusion through extracellular space - Paracrine ___ had damage to his orbitofrontal cortex leading to problems with ___. - Phineas Gage; social interaction ___ is an internal neural signal indicating that a movement will occur - reafference ___ refers to a disorder of the language apparent i...

What is agraphia? correct answer: acquired writing impairment What is alexia? correct answer: acquired reading impairment What is pure alexia? correct answer: impairment of reading or spelling with regular verbal language comprehension and production What is alexia with agraphia? correct answer: a reading and writing impairment What is alexia without agraphia? correct answer: reading impairment without a writing impairment Disruption in central language-processing skills can ...

CALT EXAM STUDY GUIDE LATEST Q&A 100% Answered Correctly Alexia Correct Answer: The loss of the ability to read, as the result of a brain injury. Apasia Correct Answer: Impairs the ability to speak and understand others. Articulation Correct Answer: The act or manner of producing sounds. Echolalia Correct Answer: Imitation of the mother's sounds, rhythm and tone. Hyperlexia Correct Answer: The superior ability to reads words without comprehension. Lexicon Correct Answer: An in...

Which of the following is NOT true of communication in health care? You will need to communicate with co-workers, patients, administrators and visitors. Health care workers should cross their arms when speaking with patients. Patients can understand your emotion through your tone of voice. Health care workers must always be conscientious to touch patients with kindness and respect. - ANSWER Health care workers should cross their arms when speaking with patients. Which of the foll...

Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Questions With Complete Solutions 2024 Types of stroke (Lesson 2) - answerIschemic: 87% -Thrombotic -Embolic -Lacunar Hemorrhagic: 13% -Intracerebral -Subarachnoid Thrombotic Stroke (Ischemic) - answer48% of all strokes -typically occurs during sleep -slow progressive onset of deficits -50% are associated with prior TIA Embolic Stroke (Ischemic) - answer26% of all strokes -typically occurs while awake -sudden, immediate deficits (sometim...

ALTA CALT Exam Review MOD 1 Questions and Answers 2024 Verified Alexia - CORRECT ANSWER-The loss of the ability to read, usually the result of a brain injury Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER-The loss or impairment of the ability to use and comprehend words as the result of a brain injury Articulation - CORRECT ANSWER-The act or manner of producing sounds. Echolalia - CORRECT ANSWER-Imitation of mother's sounds, rhythm and tone Hyperlexia - CORRECT ANSWER-Superior ability to read words withou...