Across
- 1. type of hemorrhagic stroke that has poor prognosis
- 3. spatial-perceptual deficits, impaired judgment and time concepts, left-sided hemiplegia
- 5. htn, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc.
- 9. age, ethinicity, race, etc.
- 13. FAST-facial drooping, arm weakness,__, time
- 14. occurs from injury to a blood vessel wall and formation of a blood clot
- 15. most modifiable risk factor
- 17. type of stroke that occurs more in men than women
- 19. warning sign of subarachnoid hemorrhage
- 20. another term for stroke
Down
- 2. provides visualization of cerebral blood vessels and an estimate of perfusion
- 4. tPA is given to reestablish blood flow and prevent cell death for patients with acute onset of ischemic stroke
- 6. accounts for 87% of strokes
- 7. a disturbance in the muscular control of speech
- 8. a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction; a medical emergency
- 10. loss of comprehension and use of language
- 11. one of the measures nurses do in stroke prevention or control
- 12. paralysis of one side of the body
- 16. a diagnostic study that is more effective in identifying ischemic strokes
- 18. rapid tool to rule our hemorrhage