Stroke Rehabilitation & Recovery Flashcards
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Post-stroke depression is most accurately screened using which tool in the stroke population?
Answer: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
The PHQ-9 is the recommended validated screening tool for post-stroke depression due to its brevity and strong psychometric properties in this population.
A patient with aphasia following left hemisphere stroke is best served in early rehabilitation by:
Answer: Speech-language pathology with intensive aphasia therapy
Early, intensive speech-language pathology intervention for aphasia takes advantage of the period of heightened neuroplasticity post-stroke.
Which gait training approach has the strongest evidence for improving walking speed and endurance in chronic stroke survivors?
Answer: Body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT)
Body-weight-supported treadmill training allows high-repetition gait practice and has strong evidence for improving walking outcomes in chronic stroke.
Botulinum toxin injection for post-stroke spasticity is MOST appropriately used when:
Answer: Focal spasticity causes functional impairment or pain despite oral medications
Botulinum toxin is indicated for focal spasticity causing functional problems or pain when systemic medications are insufficient or poorly tolerated.
Stroke survivors with hemianopia benefit most from which rehabilitation approach?
Answer: Compensatory saccadic training to scan into the blind field
Compensatory saccadic training teaches patients to make deliberate eye movements into their blind visual field to detect stimuli they would otherwise miss.
The FIM (Functional Independence Measure) rates each item on a scale from 1-7. A score of '1' indicates:
Answer: Total dependence requiring full physical assistance
An FIM score of 1 represents total assistance where the patient performs less than 25% of the task.
Which factor is the strongest predictor of return to driving after stroke?
Answer: Good visual perception, attention, and motor function in the affected limbs
Driving requires integration of visual processing, attention, and motor function; deficits in these domains are the strongest predictors of driving fitness post-stroke.