WHAT WORD HELPS YOU REMEMBER THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE?

Which type of stroke is less common, but usually more deadly?

HOW OFTEN DOES SOMEONE IN THE WORLD HAVE A STROKE?

Passage 5 (Questions 23 - 27)Stroke survivors often suffer through a period of altered mental status lasting weeks after the event. These changes can manifest as emotional difficulties, personality changes, or mental acuity impairments. Frontal lobe strokes can cause poor short term memory, reduced attention span, and depression. Strokes in the occipital lobe may result in Bálint's syndrome: inability to perceive the whole visual field, difficulty in fixating the eyes, and inability to move the hand to a specific target by using vision. Deficits often improve within a few weeks, but memory loss can be permanent. Memories closer to the event are the least likely to return.A neuroscientist hypothesized that magnetic stimulation of the frontal lobe may reduce memory loss. The scientist recruited four stroke survivors and tested their ability to recall life events that occurred years prior and new memories formed after the incident. Subjects 1 and 2 had damage primarily in the frontal lobe, whereas subjects 3 and 4 had occipital-frontal lobe damage. A partial summary of the results (for the tests assessing new memory formation) are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Subject post-stroke event recall test scores before and after treatmentAll subjects were given 30 minutes of stimulation, three times per day for two weeks. Tests of memory were administered before and after stimulation treatment. No change in recall of early life events or in skills learned early in life was observed. Question 27Traumatic brain injuries can leave patients with reduced ability to care for themselves, reducing their self-efficacy. This can subsequently lead to feelings of worthlessness if they come to perceive themselves as a burden, especially for those patients that had taken pride in their ability to provide for others. These changes likely represent a decrease in all of the following EXCEPT: A.self-esteem.B.self-awareness.C.self-identity.D.self-concept.

typical symptoms of TIA/stroke?A. VertigoB. HemiplegiaC. HeadacheD. Amaurosis fugax

Patient MQ has suffered a stroke to part of her left frontal lobe. What deficits might she suffer?