Module 10: All information can be found within RRD#10

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Across
  1. 3. hemianopia A visual defect that effects one half of both eyes (i.e left or right halves)
  2. 4. status The first step to assessing patient's. This includes VS and LOC
  3. 5. A type of S&S that a Parkinson's patient experience that results in rigidity.
  4. 7. degeneration of myelin
  5. 11. a type of brain attack where blood in leaked onto the brain tissue
  6. 13. This type of brain attack can cause muscle weakness on the contralateral side of injury
  7. 14. A cause of a hemorrhagic brain attack
  8. 15. the amount of pressure that is needed to get oxygenated blood into the brain to perfuse the cells
Down
  1. 1. The 2nd assessment for brain attack. This includes sensation and movement
  2. 2. This is a public scale to help determine if a patient experiencing a stroke
  3. 6. a type of ischemic attack that has the same S&S of a stroke but does not cause brain damage to the tissue
  4. 8. the sum of all pressures in the brain
  5. 9. stem This type of stroke can alter HR, BP and breathing pattern (Cheyne-Stokes). The patients can be in a comatose state.
  6. 10. This type of brain attack can affect balance and coordination
  7. 12. A type of brain attack that is commonly caused by the narrowing or blockage of arteries that supply the brain