Hemorrhagic Stroke Case Study

The patient for this case study is a Caucasian male in his late fifties who is retired. The patient arrives at Roper Rehabilitation Hospital via EMS from home. Patient’s wife reports a friend reported to her an abnormal gait pattern the day prior. Patient’s wife reports slurring of speech today. Patient’s CT scan results indicated Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)/Hemorrhagic Stroke /saccular aneurysm in the cerebellar brain site. According to O’Sullivan (2007), a stroke (CVA) is an acute onset of neurological dysfunction due to an abnormality in cerebral circulation with signs and symptoms that correspond to the involvement of focal areas of the brain. Hemorrhagic stroke- abnormal bleeding into the extravascular areas of the brain; usually results …show more content…
Krishna (2009) states Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a high risk for stroke. The risk for stroke was found to be five times higher in CKD patients on dialysis in comparison to the general population. In comparison to the general population, not only the stroke incidence but also the death rate due to stroke were higher in the CKD and dialysis population. According to Wang (2013), Hypocholesteremia is an overabundance of cholesterol in the bloodstream and is a risk factor for a stroke. Total cholesterol level is inversely associated with risk of hemorrhagic stroke. A Higher level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol seems to be associated with lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Hypertension is abnormal high blood pressure and chronic hypertension causes weakening of blood vessels due to overuse which can easily cause a hemorrhagic stroke (bleed). Severe obstructive sleep apnea is a decrease in airflow thirty or more times while sleeping which deprives the body of