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Whats another word for a CVA?
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Stroke
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Explain A CVA?
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Brain damage by a sudden disruption in blood flow cause by an embolism, thrombus, hemmorhage.
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Whats another name for TIA's?
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Mini- strokes
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What is a TIA?
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Temorary episode with a duration of less than 24 hours of impaired neurologic functioning.
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What is the difference between CVA and TIA?
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TIA's are temporary and leave no lasting damage
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What is an epidural hematoma?
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Collection or mass of blood that forms between the skull and the dura mater
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What is a subdural hematoma?
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The blood collects or pools between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane
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What is a cerebral concussion?
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Possible bruising of the cerebral tissue that is caused by a back and forth motion of the head.
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What is a cerebral Contussion?
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Injury to the brain involves bruising of tissue along or beneath the surface of the brain.
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Which is more serious concussion or contussion?
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Contussion
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What would happen if you damaged your spinal cord at c5 or higher?
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Quadraplegic-lega nd arm function lost
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What would happen if you damaged your spinal cord at c6 and lower?
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Paraplegic-upper extremities
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What happens during a cord injury?
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Failure of spinal nerve functioning with resulting loss of motor and sensory function.
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Explain degenerative disk disorder?
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With age the disks dry out resulting in shrinking closer together.
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What are some symptoms of degenerative disk disorder?
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Inflammation, edema, stenosis of the opening and spinal cord.
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