Stroke rehab - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What does stroke recovery result from? -ANSWER Recovery of the ischemic penumbra (restoring blood flow) Resolution of cerebellar edema Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation What are better outcomes of stroke recovery associated with? -ANSWER Early medical care Smaller strokes (more focal) Specialized stroke care centers Early intensive multidisciplinary rehab (mobility ASAP) Is stroke recovery the same for all patients? -ANSWER NO - highly variable Ex. Hemorrhagic pts tend to not...

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L MCA Ischemic Stroke Pathophysiology - -Frontal: impulse, planning movement (apraxia) -Pre-Central Gyrus: Motor control -Post-Central Gyrus: sensory reception -Parietal lobe: orientation in space, lateropulsion (pusher's), limb position during mvmt -Temporal: sound, long term memory -Basal Ganglia: motor planning -Broca's: expressive aphasia -Wernicke's: receptive aphasia L MCA Ischemic Stroke Sensory & Motor Impairments - -CNs - corticobulbar tract -Unilateral tongue innervation -...

deficits -50% are associated with prior TIA Embolic Stroke (Ischemic) - answer26% of all strokes -typically occurs while awake -sudden, immediate deficits (sometimes seizures) -11% are associated with prior TIA Lucunar Stroke (Ischemic) small vessel disease - answer13% of all strokes -small infarct (>15-20 cm) deep in the brain -onset can be gradual or sudden ©BRAINBARTER 2024/2025 -23% associated with proceeding TIA -often pure sensory or motor symptoms -typically no higher cor...

what are the beneficial treatment options for motor recovery of the arm -ANSWER -constraint-induced movemnet therapy and robotics are the promising interventions that could be beneficial to improve aspects of gait what -ANSWER fitness training, high intensity training and repetitive task training whta does occupational therapy improve -ANSWER activities of daily living what is the long term effect of stroke determined by -ANSWER by the site and size of the intial stroke lesion and by th...

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

recovery results from correct answers recovery of the ischemic penumbra resolution of cerebral edam neuroplasticity and rehabilitation better outcomes associated with correct answers early medical care smaller strokes specialized stroke care centers early intensive multidiscinplary rehab ischemic stroke recovery pattern correct answers rapid in first month steady rate for 3 months progress may or may not be functional from 3-6 months functional status after 6 months remains c...

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What is one treatment strategy to use to increase activation in lower extremities following a stroke? correct answer: Have the patient sit in perch sitting and extend the non-affected leg forward to allow for increased weight-bearing. What can limit forward progression of the tibia with sit to stand? correct answer: AFO's Tight Soleous blocking of the knee in pre-extension phase What are the 3 basic tasks accomplished in phases of gait? correct answer: Weight acceptance Single li...