Rehabilitation Sciences 3062A/B Lecture 7: Lecture 7

• School: Western University
• Department: Rehabilitation Sciences
• Course: Rehabilitation Sciences 3062A/B
• Professor: Susan Hunter

Document Summary

What is a stroke [cerebrovascular accident (cva)]: sudden loss of brain function and death of brain cells (infarction) due to interruption of cerebral blood flow. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg (especially on one side of the body), even if temporary: 2. Sudden trouble speaking or understanding speech or sudden confusion, even if temporary: 3. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, even if temporary: 4. Sudden severe and unusual headache with no known cause: 5. Sudden loss of balance or coordination, dizziness or trouble walking, especially in conjunction with any of the above signs. ** the longer it takes people to get to the hospital, the worse it will be: time = brain . Stroke statistics canada (don"t need to know numbers) 50,000 strokes every year: that is 1 new stroke every 10 minutes. 315,000 stroke survivors: does not include people living in institutions.