STROKE SHOWDOWN

STROKE BASICS

100

THIS TYPE OF STROKE INVOLVES BLEEDING INTO THE BRAIN TISSUE

HEMORRHAGIC STROKE

200

THIS TYPE OF STROKE ACCOUNTS FOR 85% OF ALL STROKES

ISCHEMIC STROKE

300

THIS ARTERY IS THE MOST COMMONLY AFFECTED VESSEL IN STROKE

MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY

400

THIS TYPE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE OCCURS WHEN A CLOT FORM LOCALLY WITHIN A CEREBRAL ARTERY

THROMBOTIC STROKE

NAME THAT DEFICIT

100

IGNORES ONE SIDE OF THE BODY OR ENVIRONMENT

NEGLECT

200

DIFFICULTY PRODUCING OR UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE

APHASIA

300

THIS IS THE MOST COMMON MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AFTER STROKE INVOLVING WEAKNESS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY

HEMIPARESIS

400

INABILITY TO PERFORM A LEARNED MOTOR TASK DESPITE ADEQUATE STRENGTH

APRAXIA

LEFT VS RIGHT BRAIN

100

THIS SIDE OF THE BRAIN TYPICALLY CONTROLS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY

LEFT HEMISPHERE

200

THIS SIDE OF THE BRAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LANGUAGE IN MOST PEOPLE

LEFT HEMISPHERE

300

THIS SIDE OF THE BRAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPULSIVITY AND POOR SAFETY AWARENESS

RIGHT HEMISPHERE

400

THIS SIDE OF THE BRAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH VISUAL-SPATIAL DEFICITS AND NEGLECT

RIGHT HEMISPHERE

SAFETY & PRIORITIES

100

PRIMARY MEDICAL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE

ASPIRATION

200

THIS DEFICIT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO FALL RISK FOLLOWING A STROKE

NEGLECT

300

THIS SHOULDER COMPLICATION CAN OCCUR EARLY DUE TO FLACCIDITY AND POOR POSITIONING

SUBLUXATION

400

THIS FACTOR OFTEN DELAYS DISCHARGE MORE THAN PHYSICAL WEAKNESS IN STROKE PATIENTS

COGNITIVE DEFICITS/POOR SAFETY AWARENESS

BONUS: APPLICATION

100

A PT FREQUENTLY BUMPS INTO OBJECTS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND REPORTS THEY 'CAN'T SEE THINGS' ON THAT SIDE EVEN WHEN TRYING TO LOOK. THIS VISUAL DEFICIT RESULTS IN LOSS OF HALF OF THE VISUAL FIELD AND IS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH NEGLECT.

HEMIANOPSIA

200

A PT APPEARS STRONG BUT IS EXTREMELY UNSTEADY WITH POOR COORDINATION AND INACCURATE MOVEMENTS. WEAKNESS IS NOT THE PRIMARY ISSUE. WHAT TYPE OF STROKE IS MOST LIKELY?

CEREBELLAR STROKE

300

FOLLOWING A STROKE, A PT IS NOTED TO PUSH TOWARD THEIR AFFECTED SIDE AND RESIST CORRECTION FROM THERAPIST, INCREASING FALL RISK. WHAT IS THIS CONDITION KNOWN AS?

PUSHER SYNDROME

400

PART 1: PT HAS MILD RIGHT-SIDED WEAKNESS AND CAN PERFORM ADLS WITH SUPERVISION. THEY LIVE ALONE, HAVE NO FRIENDS/FAMILY LIVING NEARBY, AND DEMO POOR JUDGEMENT WITH INCONSISTENT SAFETY AWARENESS. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO SAFE D/C HOME?

PART 2: WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE D/C PLAN OR SUPPORT TO ENSURE PT SAFETY?

PART 1: LACK OF SUPERVISION/UNSAFE TO LIVE ALONE

PART 2: 

-IN-HOME CAREGIVER SUPPORT 

-HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE

-SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS: LIFE ALERT, CAMERAS IN THE HOME, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, ETC.