Samuel Dexter” is 52 years old, overweight, and a heavy smoker. He wakes one morning with weakness on his right side. When he attempts to walk to the bathroom, he stumbles and then falls. His wife, who suspects he has suffered a stroke, calls 911.
Objectives: What complications can result from ischemia and infarction?
What is the risk factors and warning signs of stroke, and the basic mechanisms by which it occurs?
What is the functional relationship between the two most important regions of the brain involved in speech?
What is the process by which individuals regain neurological function following an injury to the nervous system?
