Cerebral Vascular Incidents

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This paper reviews several articles in medical databases that were located, read and compared in order to determine the importance of education to cerebral vascular incident (CVA) patients and their families. The paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the articles reviewed and concludes that additional studies must be performed to clarify what type of education and to what group and whether this education does anything more than inform.

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"A cerebral vascular accident (CVA), or commonly known as a stroke, impact approximately 500,000 individuals in the United States each year. According to the Encyclopedia of Aging (Scherer, 1982), a stroke occurs with a neurologic deficit from a disruption of vascular function. This may be the result of a partial or total blockage of blood vessels to the brain by a hemorrhage or blood clot. In the U.S., 50 percent of those suffering their first stroke are 70 or older; most are males. The most at risk for a stroke are those individuals with transient or mild neurologic events, a cardiac disease that predisposes them to embolism, and asymptomatic with a carotid bruit that indicates a blockage. Those who have experienced transient ischemic attacks, or indications of cerebrovascular disease, also have a high risk for stroke."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Becker, K., Fruin, M., Gooding, T., Tirschwell, D., Love, P., and Mankowski, T. (2001) Communty-based education improves stroke knowledge. Cerebrovasc Dis. 11(1): 34-43
• Coull, A.J., Lovett, J.K. and Rothwell, P.M. (2004) Population based study of early risk of stroke after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: implications for public education and organisation of services. British Medical Journal 382 (7435): 326- 329
• Dunkle, S.E. (1998) Public Perception of Stroke Warning Signs and Knowledge of Potential Risk Factors. Physical Therapy. November: 1236-7
• Ovbiagele, B, Saver, J, Fredieu, A., Suzuki, S., Selco, S. , Rajajee, V. McNair, N., Razinia, N and Kidwell, C.S. (2004) In-Hospital Initiation of Secondary Stroke Prevention Therapies Yields High Rates of Adherence at Follow-up. Stroke. 35:2879.
• Rashmi Kothari, R., Sauerbeck, L., Jauch, E., Broderick, J., Brott, T., Khoury, J., and Tiepu, L (1997) . Patients' Awareness of Stroke Signs, Symptoms, and Risk Factors Stroke 28:1871-1875.)

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