Question

An older woman is transported to the hospital on Thanksgiving Day. While visiting with family for the holiday, the woman fell out of her chair and was unresponsive to her family. Upon arrival to the emergency department, the family reports that the woman lives independently. Before her current state, she recognized family members and was speaking normally. She begins to arouse, and her family notes that she seems able to understand what they are saying, but she is not able to form words in response.

What disease process is the women experiencing?

What is the name of her specific symptom? What area of the brain is affected?

Will the women’s speech ever return to normal? Why or why not? If yes, then what are the factors involved in ensuring that she does?

Name five risk factors for her diagnosis? Which of those do you believe is the biggest cause?

Answer 1

The signas and symptoms shows that the women is expierience cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

The symptoms are sudden numbness or weakness in the arm,legs,face, confusion, trouble speaking,difficulty understanding speach,trouble walking, lack of cordination,and loss of balance,

The cerebellar area is affected,

By proper treament recearch indicated that brain can heal after stroke,

The risk factors are,

Hypertension

Diabetis melitus

Cardio vascular disease

Brain aneurysms

Infections

Age

In her case according to signs and symptoms major cause is Age and Hypertension.

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