Acquired Disorders
Crossword puzzle covers topics such as, CVAs, TBIs, Strokes, Dementia, and Dysphagia
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- Denial/ lack of awareness of deficits
- May result from damage to the hemisphere that is not language dominant
- topographical disorentation
- Difficulty recognizing objects or pictures even though eyesight may be fine.
- Omitting visual information on the left side but can be cued.
- Incorrect use of pronouns as they refer to a noun as a result of RCVA.
- Damage to this lobe can cause lack of focus, language difficulty, and irritability.
- Damage to this lobe can cause difficulty reading and spatial misperception
- Damage to this lobe can cause difficulty walking and slurred speech,
- Damage to this brain area can cause swallowing difficulties
- Damage to this lobe can cause issues with short term and long term memory
- a type of TBI assessment that tests attention, orientation, memory, problem solving, and reasoning skills
- Common cause of TBI when a moving object hits a stationary object.
- Brain is at rest and impacted by skull and propelled forward
- Head is moving then stops but due to inertia keeps moving and hits against the skull.
- Initial impact on brain
- Secondary impact on brain
- This type of damage is localized and results from a penetrating injury
- This type of damage nay result from acceleration, deceleration, and blast injuries causing damage through out the brain
- A secondary injury resulting in a collection of blood
- A term to describe swelling in the brain that can induce a coma or death
- Type of pressure buildup inside the skull
- Procedure that allows the brain to swell without impingment
- Dizziness, confusion, sensitivity to light, memory loss, and prolonged headaches are all symptoms of a
- Type of clot that occur when a blood clot blocks blood supply from plot of the brain.
- Type of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts
- A preventable risk factor for stroke; AKA high blood pressure.
- Type of scans that show changes in tissue density, necrosis, and show bleeds right away
- A syndrome that is caused by disease, involves issues in memory loss, behavior, and communication includes delirium, depression, and drugs.
- Difficulty swallowing that can effect hydration, nutrition, and even breathing.
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