APPENDIX A.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

PREDISPOSING FACTORS PRECIPITATING FACTORS

 Age (62 years old)  Sedentary Lifestyle/Physical Inactivity
 Race (Asian)  Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
 Family History of Diabetes & Hypertension  Type II Diabetes Mellitus
 Prior stroke

atherosclerosis (build up of plaque in and on the artery wall)

thrombosis (clot formation)

embolism (blockage of the blood vessel)

cerebral hypoperfusion (decreased blood flow)

impaired oxygenated blood supply to the brain SIGNS & SYMPTOMS (book-based)

 Contralateral Hemiparesis
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS tissue hypoxia
 Contralateral Hemisensory Loss
PRESENT IN PATIENT
 Hemianopia
stroke
 Right Hemiparesis  Hemiplagia
 Slurred Speech  Aphasia
 Ipsilateral Hemiparesis
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