Tag: Stroke
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Acquired disorders of speech and language
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Acquired disorders of speech and language constitute a breach of verbal communication. They are secondary to the appearance of an organic cerebral lesion and are observed in numerous pathologies both acute (e.g., stroke) that progressive (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease). They differ both disturbances of language acquisition process appearing at an early age, as developmental dyslexia, or…
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Cerebrovascular accident
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1- Myocardial carotid: + Carotid: Optic-pyramidal syndrome with monocular blindness ipsilateral to the occlusion (ophthalmic artery) and contralateral hemiplegia. + Superficial Sylvian (frontal and ascending parietal convexity): – Hemiplegia contralateral to facial predominance brachiocephalic + sensory disturbances in the paralyzed area – Lateral homonymous hemianopia (HLH) often incomplete – If major or dominant hemisphere (left)…
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Antiaggregants
1- Indications: A- Clopidogrel (Plavix): * Severe arterial disease of lower members * Ischemic stroke more than 7 days * Unstable angina, myocardial B- Persantine: * Stroke Prevention * Adjuvant treatment of coronary artery disease C- Abciximab: * Myocardial infarction * Acute coronary syndrome with non-Q wave infarction * Coronary Angioplasty – Clopidogrel (Plavix®) ->…
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Hemorrhagic stroke
1- Clinical pictures: A- lens capsular hemorrhage (deep hematoma UCS): – Acute onset with headache and quickly disorders of consciousness; Hemiplegia + conjugate deviation of the head and eyes toward the lesion – Ventricular floods can occur characterized by generalized hypertension, seizures, signs decerebrate – A more gradual and less severe picture can be with:…
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