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Cerebral Vascular Stroke Research Papers

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In this paper will we discuss and learn more about cerebral vascular accidents, or what is more commonly referred to as a stroke. We will focus on the diagnostic testing that is performed in order to formally diagnose a stroke, the typical prognosis for someone who has suffered from a stroke, along with treatments, including complementary and alternative medicine treatment that may also help benefit the patient. The patient in particular is a Jan, 72 year-old woman who recently suffered a stroke and as a result suffered damage to the right side of her body and is now having difficulty speaking. We will look into how she may be able to take care of herself and her three cats now that this has happened, as she is a widow and has no children. …show more content…

It stands for Face, Arms, Speech and Time. It works the same way if you were do ask someone else do it, expect you’d stand in front of a mirror. She’d first smile and see if she notices if one side of her face is drooping, and then would raise both of her arms up and would take note if one of her arms is drifting downward. She would then try and notice if her speech is slurred or strange sounding, which could be difficult to do. However if she thinks she might be having one, she could always call 911 or even the non-emergency line of her local fire department and ask for someone to come out and check on her. Going along with that, since she is a widow and lives alone, she may benefit from some sort of medical alert system, such as Life Alert. Coming from personal experience, my uncle had one of these and was able to live alone for about six years. For about $20 a month, she could still live at home with her cats but if something were to ever happen, she could easily press the button necklace they give them when the first have it installed and it would automatically connect her with a dispatcher who would then send out the appropriate first responder to her address. Like mentioned earlier, my uncle had one of these and not only did it help him with any medical emergencies he had, it also was there to use if there was sort of fire of CO Gas leak, he could also use it for any other type of emergency or if there were to ever have been a home intrusion. It’s a great service to have, and he was able to live by himself for

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