Stroke of Insight
Two out of the three types of strokes
What are...
TIA [Transient Ischemic Attack]
Ischemic Stroke
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Three main areas of the brain
What is the...
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Brain Stem
Logic is a characteristic of what side of the brain?
What is the....
Left Side
This lobe is responsible for personality and behavior
What is the...
Frontal LobeLoss of simple movement/paralysis is a result of damages to this lobe
What is the...
Front Lobe
A TIA is also known as....
What is...
A "mini-stroke"
[will also take warning-stroke]
The right side of your brain controls the __________ side of your body.
What is the....
left
Holistic Thinking is a characteristic of what side of the brain?
What is the...
Right Side
This lobe processes information received from the ears.
What is the...
Temporal Lobe
Lack of awareness of certain body parts and surrounding space also known as neglect is a result of damage to this lobe.
What is the...
Parietal Lobe
The sudden death of brain tissue that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts. When this happens certain areas of the brain do not get enough oxygen and blood builds up and presses on certain area of the brain.
What is...
A Hemorrhagic Stroke
The ___________ is the largest part of the brain and it is composed of the right and left hemispheres. These hemispheres are split into four lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital.
What is the...
Cerebrum
Difficultly with numbers is a result of injury to what hemisphere?
What is....
The Left Hemisphere
This lobe is responsible for visual perception.
What is the...
Parietal Lobe
Difficulty locating objects in environment can be a result to damages to this lobe
What is the...
Occipital Lobe
High blood pressure is the most common cause of this stroke
What is...
An Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The four lobes of the brain
What are the...
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital lobes?
Vision problems is a result of injury to this hemisphere
What is the...
Right Hemisphere
This lobe is responsible for things related to vision such as color, form and motion.
What is the....
Occipital Lobe
Difficulty understanding spoken words also known as receptive aphasia is likely a result of damages to this lobe.
What is the...
Temporal Lobe
This type of stroke occurs when a blood clot travels from one part of the body and lodges in a narrower brain artery, blocking blood flow to the brain
What is an...
Embolic stroke
The brain is split into two hemispheres and connected by ______________
What is...
The Corpus Collosum
Difficulty to understand sarcasm could be a result of injury to this hemisphere
What is the...
Right Hemisphere
Prior to his injury Phineas Gage was a pleasant, even tempered gentleman. After his injury, of a large iron rod going completely through his brain, he was described as restless, unreliable and disrespectful. This lobe was damaged in the accident.
What is the...
Frontal Lobe
Damages to the Brain Stem can result in this syndrome.
What is....
Locked-In Syndrome