Stroke Pathophysiology Sid Shah‚ MD Pathophysiology of Stroke Sid Shah‚ MD Page 2 of 14 Stroke Pathophysiology Introduction The two major mechanisms causing brain damage in stroke are‚ ischemia and hemorrhage. In ischemic stroke‚ which represents about 80% of all strokes‚ decreased or absent circulating blood deprives neurons of necessary substrates. The effects of ischemia are fairly rapid because the brain does not store glucose‚ the chief energy substrate and is incapable of anaerobic
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to the actin filament forming a cross-bridge. The myosin pulls the actin towards the centre of the sarcomere creating a power stroke. A specific chemical reaction needs to occur in order for the myosin to acquire the sufficient energy to pull the actin filament. A fact from Chemistry gives a greater understanding of the chemical reactions that occur during a power stroke thus giving a greater understanding of the filament interaction from a molecular perspective.
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My name is Marcus Molyneux‚ I am a Physical Therapist at Ascend Rehabilitation writing with much concern of Max who is a 21 year old patient of mine. Max has recently suffered from an incomplete T12 spinal cord injury due to a motor vehicle accident. Before the accident Max was involved in school and was pursuing a B.S. in Finance while also being a star quarterback‚ and an excellent cross country runner at Hill Valley University. Max had also participated in clubs that dealt with the methods and
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PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CARE PLAN/CASE STUDY Student’s Name: Contact Dates: 11/07/2013 Client’s Initials: FL Room Number: 439 Age: 68 Race: African American Sex: M Date of Admission: 1/18/2013 Allergies: No known Allergies Primary Diagnosis CVA (Ischemic Stroke): Deficient blood flow to the brain from a partial or complete occlusion of an artery. Ischemic strokes are divided into thrombotic and embolic and account for about 80% of all strokes (National Institute of Neurological
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Fluoxetine or Control Under Supervision (FOCUS): A Study to determine whether Fluoxetine improves recovery after acute Stroke Our invitation to you Contents You are being invited to take part in this research study which aims to examine whether fluoxetine improves recovery after stroke. • Before taking part - Before you decide whether to take part‚ we would like you to understand why we are doing the research and what it will involve. • Take your time - Please take time to read
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Brain Injury‚ July 2007; 21(8): 877–883 CASE REPORT Stroke rehabilitation in a patient with cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome SHINICHIRO MAESHIMA & AIKO OSAWA Department of Rehabilitation Medicine‚ Kawasaki Medical School‚ Kawasaki Hospital‚ Japan Brain Inj Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of Toronto on 01/24/12 For personal use only. (Received 1 August 2006; accepted 11 June 2007) Abstract Objective: It has become evident that the cerebellum plays a role
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Introduction During my clinical rotation at Kaiser Permanente on April 30‚ 2012‚ I proceeded to listen to nursing knowledge exchange (NKE) with my nurse‚ to obtain information in regards to my patient Ms.Sunshine*. Then I went into my patient’s room and introduced myself and proceeded to do a head to toe assessment. Subsequently‚ I started to obtained the subjective data and objective data that can be found in Appendix 1. I created a list of nursing diagnosis that were individualized to Ms. Sunshine
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Heart disease and stroke is primary cause of death‚ premature death‚ morbidity‚ disability‚ and years of possible life lost worldwide. The numerous conditions included in this term are the leading causes of disability‚ loss of productivity and deterioration in quality of life among both men and women. Stroke is a devastating illness that includes a extensive variety of pathophysiological conditions such as thrombosis‚ hemorrhage‚ and embolism. The current diagnosis of stroke relies on physician clinical
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Mrs Jones is an 86 year old lady who was admitted to a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) from a medical ward. She was initially admitted with a fall at home and was alert on admission‚ however‚ a week later she had developed aphasia‚ with no limb weakness‚ visual field deficit or facial droop. Thrombolysis therapy‚ which involves dissolving the thrombus with an aim of re-opening the occluded artery was considered. However‚ although her initial CT Head confirmed she had not had a bleed (a contraindication
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School of Nursing Dear Ma’am‚ In line with our thesis research‚ we the group 5 of BSN 3A will be conducting one of the following studies: * “Awareness on health practices and the prevalence of smoking among the 5th year engineering students and 4th year student nurses of Ateneo de Davao University” * “The effects of playing classical music among the students and teacher during class” * “Paraphernalias and parakit bag as a carrier of infective microbes” * “The potability of the water
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