general features of cortex (outer layer of cerebrum)
major gyri and labeling conventions
Brodmann's areas (what term refers to)
types of white matter underlying cortex
commissural fibers
projection fibers
association fibers
regions of the frontal lobe and their functions
4 motor regions (primary motor, premotor, frontal
eye field, Broca's area)
review organization of motor
cortex, motor homonculus
prefrontal cortex
orbitofrontal cortex
anosmia
perseveration
impairments seen after different areas of frontal
lobe damage
different types of personality changes and executive
function changes seen after frontal damage
what kinds of abilities are included under the term
executive functions
differences between right and left frontal lobes
and effects of damage
tests of behavioral inhibition and strategy
regions of parietal lobe and their functions
somatosensory cortex vs parietal association cortex
review organization of somatosensory
cortex, sensory homonculus
left parietal functions vs right parietal functions
possible impairments after damage
alexia
agraphia
anomia
apraxia
acalculia
aphasia
contralateral sensory neglect
agnosia
constructional apraxia
regions of the temporal lobe and their functions
primary auditory cortex and auditory association
cortex; Wernicke's area in left hemisphere
complex association region of temporal lobe
limbic region of temporal lobe
structures of the limbic system and some of their functions
brain damage which can cause amnesia
some common types of dementias
the language system (Wernicke's area, angular gyrus of parietal lobe,
arcuate fasciculus, Broca's area)
gyri where Broca's and Wernicke's areas are found
functions of Broca's and Wernicke's
characteristics of Broca's aphasia vs Wernicke's
aphasia
blood vessels supplying the brain
Blood vessels and sinuses draining blood from the brain
territories of 3 cerebral arteries and the functions that would be
lost arteries were damaged
ischemic vs hemorrhagic strokes
embolism vs thrombosis
ischemia
infarct
transient ischemic attack
intracerebral hemorrhage vs ruptured aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
risk factors associated with stroke
treatment approaches
angiogram