Stroke, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson disease rehabilitation approaches within the physical therapist assistant scope of practice tested on the NPTAE.
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- What causes an ischemic stroke?
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A blood clot or blockage that cuts off blood flow to part of the brain.- What causes a hemorrhagic stroke?
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A ruptured blood vessel bleeding into or around the brain.- A stroke affecting the middle cerebral artery (MCA) typically causes weakness in which body parts?
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The face and arm more than the leg, on the side opposite the lesion.- A stroke affecting the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) typically causes weakness in which body part?
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The leg more than the arm, on the side opposite the lesion.- What is hemiparesis?
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Weakness on one side of the body.- What is hemiplegia?
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Complete paralysis on one side of the body.- In Brunnstrom's stages of motor recovery after stroke, stage ____ is marked by flaccidity with no voluntary movement.
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1- What upper extremity movement pattern defines the flexor synergy seen after stroke?
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Shoulder retraction and abduction with elbow flexion, forearm supination, and wrist and finger flexion.- What is pusher syndrome after stroke?
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A condition where the patient actively pushes their weight toward the hemiplegic side and resists correction toward midline.- What is homonymous hemianopia?
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Loss of the same half of the visual field in both eyes.- Unilateral neglect after stroke is most commonly associated with damage to which hemisphere?
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The right hemisphere.- What characterizes Broca's aphasia?
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Nonfluent, effortful speech with relatively preserved comprehension.- What characterizes Wernicke's aphasia?
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Fluent but often meaningless speech with poor comprehension.- What upper extremity finding is generally required for a patient to be a candidate for Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)?
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Some active wrist and finger extension in the involved hand.- On the ASIA Impairment Scale, what does grade A mean?
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A complete injury, with no motor or sensory function preserved in the lowest sacral segments (S4-S5).
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