Stroke: Hope through Research
1) Which term is used to describe the loss of oxygen and nutrients for brain cells when there is inadequate blood flow?
a) aphasia
b) dysphagia
c) ischemia
d) stenosis
2) About _____ of people who recover from their first stroke will have another stroke within 5 years?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 35%
d) 45%
3) All the following are tests which help judge the severity of a stroke EXCEPT
a) NIH Stroke Scale
b) Hunt and Hess Scale
c) Lawrence & Cook Scale
d) Barthel Index
4) All the following statements are true EXCEPT
a) men have a lower risk of stroke than women
b) more women die from stroke than men
c) the incidence of stroke among African-Americans is almost double that of Whites
d) Asian-American stroke incidence rates are similar to those of White Americans
5) People in the _____ United States have the highest stroke rate in the country.
a) southeastern
b) northeastern
c) midwestern
d) western
6) Of all the risk factors that contribute to stroke, the most powerful is
a) hypertension
b) heart disease
c) cholesterol levels
d) diabetes
7) HDL cholesterol is beneficial and contributes to stroke prevention.
a) True
b) False
8) People with diabetes have _____ risk of stroke compared to people without diabetes.
a) about half the
b) an equal
c) 2 times the
d) 3 times the
9) The most widely known and used antiplatelet drug is
a) coumadin
b) aspirin
c) lovenox
d) tylenol
10) The brain's great ability to learn and change is called
a) morphology
b) adaptability
c) suppleness
d) plasticity
11) One-sided weakness which may result from a stroke is known as
a) dysphagia
b) agnosia
c) hemiparesis
d) dysarthria
12) Central stroke pain results from damage to an area in the mid-brain called the
a) amygdala
b) pons
c) thalamus
d) hippocampus
Questions from the Appendix
13) The chain of chemical reactions that lead to the permanent brain injury of stroke is know as the
a) ischemic cascade
b) hemorrhagic flood
c) apoplectic kindling
d) introcranial contagion
14) In terms of Primary Cell Death, after a stroke starts, the first cells that are going to die may die within
a) 4 to 5 seconds
b) 4 to 5 minutes
c) 4 to 5 hours
d) 4 to 5 days
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