Rehabilitation Sciences 3060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Parietal Lobe, Brain Ischemia, Vertebral Artery
24 Oct 2016
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Stroke lecture objectives: define stroke, discuss its epidemiology, understand the cause & basic pathology, understand the consequences for patients, by discussing selected impairments. What is a stroke: a clinical syndrome characterized by the sudden development of a persisting focal neurologic deficit that persists for at least 24 hours and is due to an abnormality of the cerebral circulation. Epidemiology: stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in canada. 13,000 canadians die from stroke1: 9 in 10 canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Stroke and rehab outcomes: functional independence measure (fim, scale used in rehab settings, measures functional skills such as dressing, bathing, and eating, rate each functional skill from 1-7: Major feeder arteries: middle cerebral artery a lot of stokes happen here, circle of willis suffering most strokes, basilar a major stroke that will largely affect functions. Can classify strokes by: etiology, management categories, specific vascular territory.
