STROKE ASSESSMENT POCKET GUIDE

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STROKE ASSESSMENT POCKET GUIDE COMMON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STROKE SYNDROMESAnterior Cerebral StrokeMiddle Cerebral StrokePosterior Cerebral StrokeVertebro Basilar StrokeThalamic StrokeLacunar STROKE Four Types Contralateral sensorimotor deficit: foot and leg Arm paresis Gait ataxia Bladder incontinence Personality and behaviour changes Flat affect, distractible Perservation and amnesia Contralateral sensorimotor deficit: face, arm, leg Contralateral homonymous hemianopsia Contralateral hemi- spatial neglect or inattention (usually in Right Hemispheric Strokes) Aphasia, alexia, agraphia (usually in Left Hemispheric STROKE or dominant hemisphere) Gaze deviation towards affected hemisphere Dysarthria Pure homonymous hemianopsia Nausea Vom

COMMON SYMPTOMS IN STROKE PATIENTS The effects of a stroke depend on several factors including the location of the obstruction and how much brain tissue is

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