What Is A Stroke? Strokes, also known as cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), occur when blood flow in part of the brain is interrupted, denying brain tissue oxygen and nutrients. Damage to or death of brain cells can occur within minutes of such an event. There is a wide...
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, often referred to as NIHSS, measures neurological function in patients with signs and symptoms of a stroke. It is also often used as a predictor of long-term disability following the onset of an ischemic stroke. The...
What is the role of the Basal Ganglia? The basal ganglia sometimes referred to as the basal nuclei, are found deep within the white matter of the brain. It helps form a part of the motor system and works together with the pyramidal and limbic systems. When the basal...
The Function of the Motor Cortex In recent years, the field of neurorehabilitation has undergone a paradigm shift and a fundamental change in the approach to therapy supporting motor cortex damage following a stroke or neurological dysfunction. It is now clear that...
Introduction: What are the Different Types of Stroke Ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke are the two types of stroke. All strokes are caused by a lack of blood supply to the brain, lead to tissue injury, and result in the death of vital cells of the brain known as...
What is a Stroke? Strokes are also known as cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), these occur when blood flow in part of the brain is interrupted, denying brain tissue oxygen and nutrients. Damage to or death of brain cells can occur within minutes of such an event. There...
In the event of a stroke, you may experience severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body, known as hemiplegia (1) The side of the body in which you experience hemiplegia may depend on the location of the stroke. The classic dogma is that if a...