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61 year old patient suffers from stroke (Paralyzed (Unable to care for…
61 year old patient suffers from stroke
Alcohol abuse
Paralyzed
Unable to care for self
Unable to move
Required assistance
Non verbal/speech issues
Unable to communicate
Trouble communicating
Damage to left side of brain
Difficult breathing
Lead to pneumonia or infection
Compromises the lungs
Anatomy of brain
Cerebrum
Diencephalon
Brain stem
Cerebellum
Spinal cord
Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves
Functions
Frontal Lobe:
Motor control of skeletal muscle
Parietal Lobe:
Sensory/ touch; expression of emotion
Temporal Lobe:
Storage of sounds/smells
Occipital Lobe:
Visual interpretation/ association
Cerebrum
Cerebral cortex:
Outer, wrinkled portion
Left and right hemispheres:
Control opposite side of body
Lobes:
Frontal, parietal, temporal, & occipital
Hippocampus:
New info to long term memory
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Stroke
Blocked blood flow or hemorrhage
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
"mini stroke"
Tingling or loss of sensation of limbs
Temporary plug that dissolves in minutes
Stroke Symptoms:
Face drooping
Arm weakness
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Difference in matter:
Dura mater:
Think outer layer
"Tough mother"
Anchored to cranium
Arachnoid mater
Thin
From loose sac around CNS
Pia mater
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Regions of diencephalon
Thalamus
Subthalamus
Pineal gland
Pituitary gland
Regions of brainstem
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Many cranial nerves
Ventricles
CSF circulating through them
Choroid plexus
Ependymal come in contact with blood vessels
Filter & absorb components of the blood
This produces CSF
CSF- clear fluid made by ependymal cells
CSF removes metabolic wastes
CSF cushions the CNS
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