Signs and symptoms

Signs and Symptoms from Signs and Symptoms

Rationale
the Textbook manifested by the client
Headache + due to an increase ICP
Dizziness which causes cerebral
+
edema
Visual Field Deficits
Homonymous
hemianopsia (loss of -
half of the visual field)
Caused by disturbances of
Loss of peripheral vision
the primary sensory
(difficulty seeing at
pathways between the eye
night; unaware of -
and visual cortex
objects or the borders of
objects)
Diplopia (double vision) -
Motor Deficits
Hemiparesis ( weakness
of the face, arm, and leg +
on the same side)
Hemiplegia (paralysis of
the face, arm and leg on +
the same side)
Due to a lesion in the
Ataxia (Straggering,
opposite hemisphere
unsteady gait; unable to
keep feet together; -
needs a broad base to
stand)
Dysphagia (Difficulty
-
swallowing)
Dysarthria (Difficulty in Caused by paralysis of
forming words) + muscles responsible for
producing speech
Sensory Deficits
Paresthesia (numbness
and tingling of extremity;
- Distortion of Sensory stimuli
difficulty with
proprioception)
Verbal Deficits
Expressive aphasia
(unable to form words
Due to affectation of the
that are understandable; +
broca's area.
may be able to speak in
single-word response
Receptive aphasia
(Unable to comprehend
Due to affectation of the
the spoken word; can
Wernicke's area
speak but may not make
sense)
Global aphasia
(combination of both Due to affectation of both
receptive and Broca and Wernicke’s area
expressive aphasia
Neurologic Deficit
Cognitive Deficits ( short + Damage that has occurred
 and long term memory
loss; decreased
attention span; impaired
to the frontal lobe
ability to concentrate;
poor abstract reasoning;
altered judgement)
Emotional Deficits (loss of
control; emotional
lability; decreased
-
tolerance to stressful
situations; depression;
withdrawal)