Neuro_CVA

  1. R hemisphere affected (L hemiparesis) - name - 8
    • Quick & impulsive
    • Poor judgement affecting personal safety
    • L sided neglect (diminished body image)
    • Irratibility
    • Short attention span
    • Cannot attain info, diff learning individual steps
    • Poor spatial relationships
    • Poor hand-eye coordination
  2. L hemisphere affected (R hemiparesis) - name - 6
    • Apraxia
    • Difficulty starting & sequencing tasks
    • Easily frustrated w/high levels of anxiety
    • Cautious & slow
    • Perseveration
    • Inability to communicate verbally
  3. Anterior inferior cerebral artery infarct - S/S - 6
    • U/L deafness
    • U/L Horner's syndrome (ptosis, constricted pupil, loss of sweating)
    • Loss of pain/T on CONTRA side
    • Paresis of lateral gaze
    • Ataxia
    • Vertigo
  4. Anterior cerebral artery infarct - S/S - 4
    • LE
    • Mental confusion
    • Aphasia
    • Contralateral neglect
  5. Middle cerebral artery infarct - S/S - 4
    • UE - Loss of sensation in arm & face
    • Aphasia - global
    • Apraxia
    • Homonymous hemianopsia
  6. Posterior cerebral artery infarct - S/S - 4
    • Persistant pain syndrome (CONTRA pain & T loss)
    • Thalamic pain syndrome
    • Homonymous hemianopsia
    • Aphasia
  7. Posterior inferior cerebral artery infarct - syndromes - 2
    • Wallenberg's syndrome 
    • Horner's syndrome
  8. Wallenberg's syndrome - S/S - 7
    • Infarct in posterior inferior artery
    • DEC sensation in IPSI face/CONTRA torso/limbs
    • Ptosis
    • Hoarseness
    • Dysphagia
    • Vertigo
    • Nausea
  9. VBI - Vertebrobasilar insufficiency - S/S - 3
    • Vertigo
    • “Drop attacks” - sudden weakness at knee (knee buckling)
    • Double vision
  10. Horner's syndrome S/S - 3
    • INFERIOR arteries - Anterior & Posterior
    • Ptosis of eyelid
    • Constriction of pupil
    • Sweating of IPSI face
  11. Bulbar palsy - define; which mms? (4); complication; how does pt communicate?
    • Weakness/paralysis of mms innervated by lower brainstem
    • MMs of face, tongue, larynx, pharynx
    • INC jaw jerk
    • Complication - Aspiration pneumonia
    • “Locked-in state” - pt communicates by blinking only
  12. Bulbar palsy - examine what? (2) S/S
    • Voice quality - dysphonia (hoarse­ness/nasal)
    • Glossopharyngeal/vagal paralysis:
    • Phonation
    • Articulation
    • Gag reflex
    • Swallowing
    • Palatal action
  13. Bulbar palsy - Tx - 4
    • Elevate head of bed
    • Soft foods/liquids
    • Suctioning oral care
    • Maintain respiratory function - open airway
  14. UE Flexion synergy
    • Scapular - Elevation & retraction
    • Shoulder - ABD/ER
    • Elbow - Flexion
    • Forearm - Supination
    • Wrist - Flexion
    • Fingers - Flexion
  15. UE Extension synergy
    • Scapular - depression & protraction
    • Shoulder - ADD/IR
    • Elbow - Extension
    • Forearm - Pronation
    • Wrist - Flexion
    • Fingers -
  16. LE Flexion synergy
    • Hip - flex/ABD/ER
    • Knee - flexion
    • Ankle - DF, inversion
    • Toes - Extension
  17. LE Extension synergy
    • Hip - Extension/ADD/IR
    • Knee - extension
    • Ankle - PF, inversion
    • Toes - PF
  18. LE synergy & ankle - flex/ext
    • Flexion - DF & Inversion
    • Extension - PF & Inversion
  19. LE synergy & hip - flex/ext
    • Flexion - Flexion/ABD/ER
    • Extension - Extension/ADD/IR
  20. UE synergy & forearm - flex/ext
    • Flexion - Supination
    • Extension - Pronation
  21. UE synergy & scapular - flex/ext
    • Flexion - Elevation & retraction
    • Extension - Depression & Protraction
  22. Strongest component in LE synergies - flex/ext
    • Flexion - Hip flexion
    • Extension - Hip ADD/knee ext/ankle PF
  23. Strongest component in UE synergies - flex/ext
    • Flexion - Elbow flexion
    • Extension - Shoulder ADD & IR
  24. Which component is the strongest in LE flexion synergy?
    Hip flexion
  25. Stages of recovery post stroke - 6
    • I - flaccid; no limb movement
    • II - synergies may appear; spasticity develops; min voluntary movement
    • III - spasticity severe; synergies appear
    • IV - spasticity begins to decline; some movement IND of synergies
    • V - movement becomes more complex
    • VI - Spasticity is gone; Coordination & movement approach normal
  26. In what stage do synergies no longer dominate?
    6
  27. In what stage does spasticity begin to decline?
    4
  28. In what stage is there movement independent of synergies?
    4
  29. In what stage does spasticity become severe?
    3
  30. In what stage does spasticity appear?
    2 after flaccid stage
  31. In what stage do synergies appear?
    2
  32. Inhibition techniques - 9
    • PROLONGED & SLOW
    • Inhibitory casting
    • Deep P to tendons
    • Very low frequency vibration
    • Rocking/rolling - Slow repetitive 
    • Limb movements emphasizing rotation
    • Icing - Prolonged 
    • Static mm stretch - prolonged
    • Slow stroking
    • Reflex inhibiting postures
  33. Facilitation techniques - 5
    • Stretching - Quick 
    • Tapping of mm belly or tendon
    • Vibration - High frequency
    • Icing - Quick 
    • Spinning/rolling - Fast
  34. Spastic mm - do what?
    Facilitation techniques to non-spastic ones - reciprocal inhibition
  35. Joint approximation facilitates what?
    Cocontraction
  36. Do what to normalize tone?
    Joint compression & facilitation
  37. To INC activation of inactive mms do what?
    • Resistance of functioning mms
    • Isometric holding
  38. Oromotor activities - help w/sucking?
    Deep P to neck above thyroid notch
  39. Oromotor activities - help w/swallowing?
    Firm P to anterior 1/3 of tongue - stimulates posterior elevation of tongue for swallowing
  40. Oromotor activities - posture - 4
    • Head - Not extended or tipped back
    • Upright sitting w/hips well back
    • Symmetrical WB
    • Feet flat on floor
  41. Oromotor activities & food prep
    Initially semimoist
  42. Ramistes - @ hip
    Resistance to hip ADD/ABD of noninvolved extremity results in same motion of involved extremity
  43. Homolateral limb synkinesis - define
    Flexion of UE cause flexion of LE
  44. Souque’s - describe
    • Raising involved UE above 100 degrees & elbow ext will ext/ABD fingers
    • Used for finger flexor spasticity?
  45. Frontal lobe damage - deficits - R vs L
    • L hemisphere - Broca’s aphasia
    • R hemisphere - lose their original personality + more impulsive + combative = SAFETY issues
  46. Temporal lobe damage - deficits - 1
    L hemisphere - Wernecke’s aphasia
  47. Occipital lobe damage - deficits - 1; IPSI vs CONTRA
    • Homonymous hemianopsia
    • Ipsilateral
  48. Parietal lobe damage - deficits - 2
    • Somatosensory
    • Hemiparesis, w/upper extremity more affected than lower extremity
  49. Damage to basal ganglia - problems w/what? - 3
    • Motor planning
    • Scaling of movements
    • Postures
    • Ex: PD
  50. Cerebellar dysfunction - movement disturbances - 3
    • Dyssynergia
    • Dysmetria
    • Dysdiodokinesia
    • Movement decomposition is velocity dependent - w/greater disturbances in movement control at higher speeds
  51. Cerebellar damage - what impairments are seen? - 4
    • Difficulty w/movement
    • Postural control
    • Eye-movement
    • MM tone
  52. Pusher syndrome
    • Pt will use non-involved side to push over to involved side
    • To minimize - have pt clasp hands together
  53. CVA - bed positioning in flaccid stage on hemiparetic side - scapula, elbow, forearm, wrist
    • Scapula - protraction
    • Elbow - extension
    • Forearm - supination
    • Wrist - neutral
  54. Homolateral hemianopsia - damage to what?
    W/damage to occipital lobe
  55. Wernecke's aphasia - 2 other names; loss of what; can do what; PT
    • Fluent or Receptive (bc can speak)
    • Spontaneous speech is preserved - Able to speak
    • Auditory comprehension impaired - written or spoken form
    • PT - Gestures
  56. Broaca's aphasia - 2 other names; loss of what; can do what; PT
    • Non-fluent or Expressive
    • Loss of ability to produce language (spoken or written)
    • Able to understand
    • PT - "yes" or "no" responses
  57. With global aphasia do what?
    Use symbolic gestures
  58. With expressive aphasia do what?
    • Verbal cues - Yes & No answers
    • Understanding of verbal cues is intact but motor production is impaired
  59. With receptive aphasia do what?; why?
    • Demonstrate & gesture
    • Spontaneous speech is preserved & flows smoothly
    • Auditor comprehension is impaired
  60. CVA - factors contributing to shoulder subluxation & pain in hemiplegia - 2
    Traction acting on depressed, downwardly rotated scapula
  61. CVA - LE dominant synergies - do what to break up?
    Bridging = breaks up hip extension from extensor synergy w/knee flexion from flexor synergy
  62. CVA - UE spastic hypertonia - involved what? - 4
    • Sh ADD
    • Forearm pronation
    • Elbow flexion
    • Wrist/hand flexion
  63. L cerebral damage - what impairments are seen? - 1jQuery110109029431338461216_1483381597079? what else?
    Aphasia
  64. R cerebral damage - what impairments are seen? - 1jQuery110105064054652873653_1483383381748? what else?
    L sided neglect
  65. What follows flaccidity?
    Spasticity, hypereflexia & synergies
  66. What is present early?
    Flaccidity with no voluntary movement
  67. What can affect tone?
    Changes in body position
  68. Hypertonicity - S/S - 4
    • Spasticity
    • High tone
    • Hyperactive reflexes
    • DEC thoracic mobility
  69. Risk w/hypotonicity
    Risk of dislocation of atlantoaxial jt (SCI), hip, knee, shoulder, elbow
  70. Description of hypotonicity - 3
    • Floppy
    • Low tone
    • Flaccid
  71. Mobility activities & upright activities - 3 in proper order
    • Holding a posture (stability)
    • Moving in a posture (controlled mobility)
    • Dynamic challenges to balance (in sitting, initially maintain proper pelvic alignment)
  72. Mobility activities focus on what? - 6 in proper order
    • Rolling
    • Sitting up
    • Bridging
    • Sitting
    • Standing
    • Transfers
  73. Respiratory activities & diaphragmatic breathing - 2
    • Use word repetition
    • Manual cues
  74. Respiratory activities & chest expansion - 3
    • Manual contacts
    • Resistance
    • Stretch to chest wall segments
  75. Thalamic pain - describe; injury to what artery
    • Continuous, intense pain occurring on CONTRA hemiplegic side
    • Injury to Posterior cerebral artery
  76. Decerebrate rigidity - describe + injury to what?
    • Full extension of upper & lower limbs
    • Injury to brainstem
  77. Decorticate rigidity - describe posture
    • Flexion of UE
    • Extension of LE
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