Cerebrovascular Stroke Case Study

Title: Cerebrovascular Disease: Stroke- Definition, Incidence & Prevention Student Larvinya Gnanasambantham Student Number 17690760 Email Address larvinya.gnanasam@student.curtin.edu.au Course BSc Medical Imaging Science Unit Foundations for Professional Health Practice 100 Lecturer/tutor Ajay Karia & Lauren Parsons Due Date 15th October 2014 I declare

that can mimic a stroke including a brain tumor, a subdural hematoma (a collection of blood between the brain and the skull) or a brain abscess (a pool of pus in the brain caused by bacteria or a fungus). Virus infection of the brain (viral encephalitis) can cause symptoms similar to those of a stroke, as can an overdose of certain medications. Dehydration or an imbalance of sodium, calcium, or glucose can cause neurologic abnormalities similar to a stroke. Treatment of a stroke: Early use of anticoagulants

Genetic Aspects of Stroke The brain is the most complex of all the organs in the body. It is comprised of three pounds of tissue, which operates as the nerve center of the body. It connects all of our body functions, such as behavior, emotions, and movement. Because the brain is very hard working organ, it requires a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients from blood to function effectively. The heart pumps blood throughout the cerebral arteries, and delivers blood to the brain. Therefore, any significant

dementia (VD), an age-related chronic disease, involves the progressive loss of memory and cognitive function resulting from ischemic, hemorrhagic, or oligemic brain lesions due to cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, hypertension, and diabetes or cardiovascular pathology 81 ,accounting for nearly 20 to 40% of dementia cases after Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (Lee 2011; Zhang et al. 2012a). It is reported that the prevalence of VD ranges from 0.4 to 1.6% among individuals aged 60 years and older (Lobo

When detected, these AE are generally omitted or mentioned without specific details. As such, there is considerable underreporting of AE in chiropractic literature. Mild AE are common and generally regarded as normal, but there have been numerous cases of severe AE, such as hematoma, and spinal cord trauma. The issue may lie within the anatomy of the spine, the target of SMT, due to the intertwining of arteries with the vertebrae. Figure 1 presents a schematic of the interaction between one of the

patient suffering from immobility due to Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA). The paper explores the necessary care that is necessary to help the patient cope with the situation while preserving his dignity. Introduction Immobility is one of the most common complications in stroke patients (Doshi, Say, Young, Doraisamy,2003).It is important for stroke patients who suffer from immobility problems to be taken care of appropriately. This is because immobility due to stroke may predispose a patient to deep vein

Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Stroke and its recurrence: To determine the most appropriate treatment, emergency team needs to evaluate the type of CVS, the areas of brain, which is affected by the stroke, and to determine the size versus location of CVA. Several evaluatory methods will use to determine your risk of stroke recurrent, including: 1. Physical examination: Physician will ask the patient what symptoms having, when started and what were doing when began. Physician then will evaluate whether

This case study includes different diagnosis/problems that originate from a Cerebrovascular accident commonly known as a CVA or stroke, these diagnoses includes; subdural hemorrhage, Hemiplegia, visual field cut, and side inattention. In order to begin, let’s familiarize with these particular conditions. A CVA is a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain that damages and kills brain cells. There are two different types of CVA one is an Ischemic strokes which is a blood clot that causes blockage

Type II: Hemorrhagic stroke: Hemorrhagic stroke is, the less common types of CVA, nearly 13% is all stroke cases and is a result from bleeding into the brain tissue itself (Intracerebral and intraparenchymal hemorrhage) or into subarachnoid space or the ventricles (subarachnoid hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage). This type of stroke is further subdivided into: a. Intracerebral Hemorrhage "ICH": Intracerebral drain stroke is a seeping inside the mind tissue because of the burst of veins,

are many risk factors associated with stroke. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that he or she will have a stroke. Some of these you have no control of, such as increasing age, family health history, race and gender. But you can change or treat most other risk factors to lower your risk. The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55. The chance is greater in people who have a family history of stroke. African Americans have a much higher