National Stroke Week

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Across
  1. 2. Ischaemic event where symptoms resolve within 24 hours (abr.)
  2. 4. T in FAST stands for
  3. 6. A problem caused by stroke where a person is unaware of, or ignores, things on one side of the body
  4. 7. Best test to confirm a stroke (abr.)
  5. 8. Middle aspect of the brainstem
  6. 9. S in FAST stands for
  7. 10. "time is___"
  8. 11. To be completed prior to oral intake
  9. 13. Commonly prescribed to prevent further ischaemic strokes
  10. 15. A type of speech problem where speech becomes slurred or unclear
  11. 17. A in FAST stands for
Down
  1. 1. F in FAST stands for
  2. 3. Type of stroke that is a bleed (abr.)
  3. 4. The process of administering medication intravenously to break up a blood clot
  4. 5. Stroke caused by a dislodged clot
  5. 6. Tool used to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke
  6. 12. Double vision
  7. 13. Cardiac monitoring is done to find this risk factor (abr.)
  8. 14. Test to identify cardiac thrombus (abr.)
  9. 16. Vascular territories at the front of the brain (abr.)