Rest @ the end, NOT IN THE MIDDLE!!!
Rest when you ARE FINISHED!!!!
CVA- 2 Types
Ischemic
- Blood flow obstructed
Hemorrhagic
- Ruptured blood vessel leaks blood INTO brain
Vascular Syndromes:
Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA)
2 BIG things to remember w/ LOSS
Vascular syndromes:
ACA
ALL things: get the jist
Vascular Syndromes:
Middle Cerebral Artery
What about MCA?
MOST AFFECTED ARTERY!!!
aka most common loc. for ischemic stroke
Vascular Syndromes:
MCA
Dominant Side (Left stroke): Aphasia
NONdominant Side (Right stroke): Perceptual problems
- U/L neglect, depth perception, spatial relations, aGnosia, aPraxia
Depth perception Ex. step ups and knowing how much effort to use
Vascular Syndromes:
Posterior Cerebral Artery
Think VISION!!!
memory
thalamic pain
Vascular Syndromes:
PCA
Practice!
53yo male had stroke affected his ACA. Which presentation?
C/L hemiparesis of LE, urinary incont, aPraxia (planning prob), C/L hemisensory LE
Homonymous Hemianopsia (MCA, PCA) vs Hemineglect (R stroke, MCA, perceptual prob)
Homonymous Hemianopsia
- Visual Field defect
- actively have pt look that way where cut is
Hemineglect
- perceptual deficit
- NOT paying attn to that side
see pics
Spatial-Perceptual Dysfunction
R. stroke, MCA, NONdom side
Spatial-Perceptual Dysfunction
R. stroke, MCA, NONdom side
AGnosia
INability to recoGNize an obj by sight, touch, hearing
Spatial-Perceptual Dysfunction
R. stroke, MCA, NONdom side
aPraxia
Talk about 2 types also… Ideational vs Ideomotor
INability to carry out learned/purposeful, sequential mvmts on command
aPraxia-motor Planning prob
- Ideational: Lost ability to recognize & what obj used for–> EX. think Toothbrush is for writing
- Ideomotor: Lose ability to do purposeful tasks on command–> Ex. Dr. Cohens pt in waiting room “stand up.” Ex. Brush your teeth–> cannot, even tho they brushed their teeth earlier in day
Practice!
PT commands pt to pick a pen amongst straws, unable to complete d/t inability to FIND pen. MOST APPROP dx?
Form Discrimination
aka cannot “discriminate” bw pens and straws
Figure-Ground Discrim–background makes diff to find figure
Types of Aphasia:
In terms of Comprehension
Fluent speech aphasia
Wernicke’s
- Pt does NOT comprehend (comprehension prob)
- receptive
NON-fluent speech aphasias
Broca’s
- Pt comprehends
- BEN has Broca’s–> Broca’s, Expressive, Non-fluent; Broken syntax
Global aphasia (s/s both Wernicke’s/Broca’s)
- Pt DOES NOT comprehend speech
Fluent (WernIcke’s/Sensory/Receptive) Aphasia
What artery and S/S?
INF MCA
- Lesion=> Auditory assoc. cortex L. Lat Temporal Lobe
- Speech flows smoothly w/ variety of grammatical constructs and preserved melody of speech
- Comprehension impaired
- Pt demos diff in comprehending lang and in following commands
remember Temporal lobe is hearing and COMPREHENDING what we hear!
NON-fluent aphasia (Broca’s/Expressive aphasia)
What artery and S/S?
NOTE: Comprehension is OK
SUP MCA
- Premotor area of L. Frontal lobe
- FLOW of speech slow, hesitant, vocab limtd, syntax impaired
- COMPREHESION GOOD
- Speech production labored or lost completely
Side Specific Sx’s
Right CVA
Think “baby in a Rocker
Impulsive makes decisions too quickly–> Baby in a Rocker
Gait belt! NEVER leave pt alone! IMPULSIVE!
Side Specific Sx’s
Left CVA
Think “OLD person”
CAUTIOUS in making judgements; act like OLD person
MOTIVATE YOUR Pt!!! d/t slow, cautious, unmotivated
Practice!
Pt w/ recent R sided CVA has perceptual deficits and poor awareness of impairments. Which strategies to use?
Visual cues not good bc they hve perceptual problems!
Positive and Negative Features of Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome
see chart
Reflexes
DTRs vs Pathologic
DTRs
- Asymmetry
- UMN: HypERreflex
- LMN: HypOreflex
Pathologic
- Babinksi–> Clear UMN sign