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Stroke Risk Factors Age
Gender (men >women)
Genetics
Stroke Primary Prevention Tobacco cessation
Blood pressure reduction
Stroke Secondary Prevention Prevention of another stroke
Targets treatment for change once disease is
present i.e. Blood Pressure control, LDL control,
recognition of S/S stroke
Frontal Lobe Functions LOC Regulates personality and affect
Impulsivity and judgement
Abstract thinking
Conjugate eye movements
Frontal Lobe Precentral Gyrus AKA Motor Strip
Parietal Lobe Functions Sensory:
Interpretation of: Pain, temperature, light touch,
vibration, two-point discrimination,
proprioception
, Temporal Lobe Functions: Hearing, Memory, Learning Seizures
Wernicke's area located in Temporal lobe
responsible for understanding spoken language
Occiptal lobe Functions: Vision
The right half of the occiptal lobe interprets
information received from the right half of both
the right and left eyes (and vice versa)
Cerebrum Made up of Basial ganglia and Limbic system
Basial ganglia Coordinates movement
Limbic system Amygdala, Cingulate gyrus, Hippocampus
Amygdala and Cingulate gyrus Memory and emotion
Hippocampus Memory and learning
Diencephalong Thalmus, Hypothalmus, Pituitary and pineal gland
Thalamus Receives input from cerebral cortex and acts as
relay center
Hypothalamus Hunger
Thirst
Autonomic functions
Endocrine functions
Pituitary and pineal gland Hormonal modulation
Sleep-wake cycle