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61 Year old male suffers stroke. History of alcohol abuse. Can not use his…
61 Year old male suffers stroke. History of alcohol abuse. Can not use his right hand and arm, also has a difficulty speaking.
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Background
Anatomy of Brain
Cerebral Cortex
Consciousness, Everything that makes us who we are.
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4 lobes
Parietal lobe
middle section of brain. Processing sensory info such as pressure, touch and pain.
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Frontal lobe
Front of brain. Reasoning, motor skills, higher level cognition and expressive language
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Brain Stem
Midbrain
relay station for auditory and visual information. Controls visual and auditory systems as well as eye movement.
Medulla
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Controls heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
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Hypothalamus
Connects with many regions of the brain controlling hunger, thirst, emotions, body temp, circadiun rhythms.
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Cerebrum
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Functions: touch, vision, hearing, speech, reasoning, emotions, learning, and fin control of movement.
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alcohol raises blood pressure, result of blood clots forming from the heart toward the brain
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