CEREBROVASCULAR

ACCIDENT (CVA)

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PREVENTION

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
CAUSES
d by gradual, rapid onset of neurologic deficits due to compromised cerebral blood flow Stop smoking
RISK FACTORS
ASSESSMENT
Thrombosis Maintaining a healthy weight
CLINICAL MANIFESTATION CT Scan
Embolism
ow and oxygenation of cerebral neurons or interrupted; changes occur in 4-5 min. Hypertension Signs and symptoms of ICP
Hemorrhage Arteriography Following a healthy diet
Diabetes Mellitus
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) Weakness of the face, arm, leg, especially on one side of the body defects
Perceptual MRI
Atherosclerosis Exercise Daily
blood vessels swell which blood flow; vasospasm and blood viscosity further impede blood flow
Aphasia Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Substance Abuse

Obesity, sedentary lifestyle, heart disease, previous transientTrouble

ischemicspeaking
attacks Hemianopsia
Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
s a central core of dead and dying cells surrounded by band of minimally perfused cells Confusion

Visual disturbance
Women: oral contraceptive use, pregnancy, menopause

Loss of balance and coordination

c deficits occur on opposite side where stroke occurred in brain: contralateral deficit

Sudden severe headache

Motor, sensory, cranial nerve, cognitive and other functions may be disrupted

Christine Marie S. Barce

BSN-3A