GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A patient suffers a stroke assess their loss of function to determine the area of the stroke:unable to feel pain or touch
A
frontal lobe
B
parietal lobe
C
occipital lobe
D
temporal lobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The effects of a stroke depend primarily on the location of the obstruction and the extent of brain tissue affected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stroke is a major cause of death and disability, and patient outcomes depend on how quickly the blood flow can be restored to the damaged area of the brain. The assessment of a stroke patient involves stabilizing the Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (ABC).

Detailed explanation-3: -When the occipital lobes of the brain are completely affected by a stroke, it causes total vision loss. This is called “cortical blindness.”5 It means the vision loss was caused by damage to the cortex of the brain. Some occipital stroke survivors have a condition called visual anosognosia .

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