Hemiparesis

and seizures. Neurologic symptoms and signs can be either general or focal and reflect the location of the tumor.General symptoms include headaches, nausea and vomiting, personality changes, and slowing of cognitive function. Focal signs include: hemiparesis, sensory loss, visual loss, and aphasia.

age of 35 years. Her childhood was marked by recurrent diarrhea that was thought to be caused by lactose intolerance but that was never confirmed. Since the age of 26 years she suffered multiple episodes of stroke, resulting in persistent right hemiparesis. She also complained of intermittent tinnitus, asthma, headache and recurrent depressive symptoms. At the age of 34 years, she underwent bilateral cataract surgery. Extensive diagnosis including cerebral MR revealing vasculitis-like changes was

Dyskinesia, Ataxic, and Mixed. Spastic is the most common form (NINDS.gov, 2017). Spastic is classified as stiffness in the muscles and awkward movements. Spastic cerebral palsy is further classified by the main affected body areas. Spastic Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis affects the arms, hands, and sometimes the legs of one side of the body. This can lead to the affected side being shorter and thinner. Persons afflicted tend to walk with a gait if they walk at all and develop scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of

Visually impaired people who are categorically denied licensure in many jurisdictions are those with homonymous hemianopia or quadrantanopia. Ophthalmologists and neurologists commonly recommend driving cessation for their patients diagnosed with these conditions. Homonymous hemianopia or quadrantanopia are relatively common consequences of brain injury. Preventing a person from driving has potentially serious consequences for quality of life in that it has been linked to depression, social isolation

place in a licensed university-affiliated rehabilitation hospital. The design of this experiment was a case study, which consisted of only four total participants. Participants were chosen randomly; three men and one woman with moderate upper-limb hemiparesis post-stroke. Two subjects received mental practice and constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), one subject received only mental practice, and one received only CIMT. The main outcomes measures were the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) and the

Sturge-Weber syndrome is also called "encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis." It is a congenital disorder. It causes a vascular birthmark and neurological abnormalities. SYMPTOMS Symptoms vary widely among patients. • They may include eye and internal organ irregularities. • The most apparent symptom is a facial birthmark or port wine stain. This is present at birth. It usually involves at least one upper eyelid and the forehead. The stain ranges in color from light pink to deep purple. It is caused

An implementation of Adult Nursing care for a patient/client will be the focus of this essay. An evidence based discussion will look into a common health condition, how nursing care will be implemented for a chosen priority as well as principles of person centred care, safe nursing practice and the role of the multi-disciplinary team. For this essay, patient profile 3 will be used. Eileen Smith, is an 73 year old lady, who has had a Thrombotic Cerebrovascular Event. Cerebrovascular event or stroke

First I feel that, it is important to understand the clinical manifestation of the different strokes. The Ischemic stroke can cause a wide range of neurologic symptoms depending on the location and the size of the effective area. Patients may present with symptoms, such as, numbness or weakness of the face, arms, legs, more so, one side of the body, changes in moody or behavior, trouble with speaking or understanding speech, visual disturbances, having difficulty in walking, dizziness or loss of

CVA: Cerebrovascular accident or stroke A CVA is a neurologic emergency that occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot (ischemic stroke) or bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). A CVA may also be referred to as a “brain attack.” As reported by Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy (2014), a physical exam of the patient leads the physician to suspect a CVA and to gauge impairments on a functional scale through confirmation from magnetic resonance imaging

This essay will discuss the assessment and care of a fabricated patient named Mrs Ford using a problem solving approach. Mrs Ford is a fictional patient as protecting patient confidentiality is an essential part of professional practice of human rights (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2008). A problem solving approach is a process of planning care for a patient (McFerran and Martin, 2003) using ASPIRE, based on APIE (Yura and Walsh, 1988); Assessment, Plan, Implementation and Evaluation. ASPIRE