Neuroplasticity
Strokes
Aphasia
100

What is the difference between micro-level and macro-level?

Micro-level is neuroplasticity. Macro-level is behavioral plasticity. 

The brains capacity to change happens at EITHER of these levels. Can either be adaptive or maladaptive.

100

What is the medical term for stroke?

Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA)

100

Aside from a stroke what can cause aphasia?

TBI, brain tumors, degenerative diseases, medical procedures, Sickle Cell disease

200

Name examples of Macro-level behavioral changes.

restoration, reorganization, compensation, habituation, restitution, substitution, and new learning 

200

What causes a stroke?

an interruption of blood supply to the brain, usually a blood vessel burst or a blockage by a clot

200

What percentage of patients with primary brain tumors experience aphasia?

About 30-50%

300

What is the neurophysiologic level's recovery? Compensation?

Recovery: the restoration of the function within an area of the cortex that was initially lost after the injury 

Compensation: occurs when a different neural tissue takes over the function lost after injury

300

What is the acronym to determine if someone is having a stroke and what does it stand for?

F - face

A - arms

S - speech

T - time 

300

Name three degenerative diseases that can cause aphasia

Primary progressive aphasia, Spongiform degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, Diffuse Lewy body disease, Cruezfeldt Jacob disease, HIV

400

Name the 5 behavioral mechanisms of recovery.

1. restitution-restoration-reactivation

2. reorganization-reconstruction-substitution within a functional system

3. relearning

4. facilitation

5. functional substitution-functional reorganization-functional compensation 

400

What are the two types of strokes and what is the difference between them?

Ischemic: blockage of blood vessels


Hemorrhage: burst of blood vessels

400

What is neoplastic aphasia?

Experiencing aphasia due to a cancer diagnosis

500

What are the time-dependent phases of recovery?

acute, subacute, and chronic

500

Where do thrombotic strokes occur most often?

In the large arteries (ACA, MCA, PCA)

500

How does Sickle Cell Disease lead to aphasia?

Sickled cells can clump together and block blood vessels which can lead to a clot which leads to a stroke and the stroke can lead to aphasia

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