Stroke & its consequences Patient WW • Medical history: – History of high blood pressure (hypertension) – Massive Stroke in Right Hemisphere • Behavioral changes: – Partially paralyzed on left side. – Poor emotional control and judgment. – Unaware of his illness (anosognosia). WW was Woodrow Wilson, 28 th US President of USA Special thanks to Chris Ro U. South Carolina
Stroke & its consequences. Patient WW Medical history: History of high blood pressure (hypertension) Massive Stroke in Right Hemisphere Behavioral changes: Partially paralyzed on left side. Poor emotional control and judgment. Unaware of his illness (anosognosia). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stroke & its consequencesPatient WW• Medical history:
– History of high blood pressure (hypertension)– Massive Stroke in Right Hemisphere
• Behavioral changes:– Partially paralyzed on left side.– Poor emotional control and judgment.– Unaware of his illness (anosognosia).
WW was Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President of USA
Special thanks to Chris Rorden, U. South Carolina
• Similar cases exist today– Sen Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota)– An hemorrhagic stroke (arteriovenous malformation)
StrokeStroke is a leading cause of disability. In western world:
1. Heart Disease2. Stroke (10% of deaths worldwide)3. Cancer
In USA alone- 500,000 people suffer stroke per year- 150,000 people die of stroke per year- 4 million living with stroke- $30 billion in health care costs