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What Are the Effects of a Frontal Lobe Stroke?

From Jose Vega M.D., Ph.D., former About.com Guide

Updated April 15, 2009

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Question: What Are the Effects of a Frontal Lobe Stroke?

Answer: Frontal lobe strokes can cause a variety of effects which range from weakness to lack of motivation. For this reason, it is helpful to separate these effects into four categories.

Motor:

·         Weakness or paralysis on the side of the body opposite the stroke

·         Unmasking of primitive reflexes such as instinctive sucking, grasping, and groping

·         Compulsive mimicking of facial gestures made by others

·         Compulsive repetition of a movement (motor perseveration)

·         Abulia

·         Apraxia of gait

·         Urinary incontinence

Speech and Language

·         Broca’s aphasia (when stroke affects the dominant language hemisphere)

Cognition and Intellect

·         Lack of initiative, vacillation, mood changes and inattentiveness

·         Difficulty solving problems (goal-directed behavior) in different realms of cognition including psycholinguistic, constructive, logical, and arithmetical

Behavior and Personality

·         Profound lack of initiative and motivation

·         Spontaneous expression of socially inappropriate remarks

·         Irritability

·         Carelessness and apathy

·         Inappropriate and seemingly random persistence and repetition of certain behaviors

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Helpful Brain Injury Info via Wikipedia

Traumatic brain injury

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Traumatic brain injury
Classification and external resources
CT scan showing cerebral contusions, hemorrhage within the hemispheres, subdural hematoma, and skull fractures[1]
ICD-10	S06
ICD-9	800.0-801.9, 803.0-804.9, 850.0-854.1
DiseasesDB	5671
MedlinePlus	000028
eMedicine	med/2820 neuro/153 ped/929
MeSH	D001930

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, mechanism (closed or penetrating head injury), or other features (e.g., occurring in a specific location or over a widespread area). Head injury usually refers to TBI, but is a broader category because it can involve damage to structures other than the brain, such as the scalp and skull.
TBI is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, especially in children and young adults. Causes include falls, vehicle accidents, and violence. Prevention measures include use of technology to protect those suffering from automobile accidents, such as seat belts and sports or motorcycle helmets, as well as efforts to reduce the number of automobile accidents, such as safety education programs and enforcement of traffic laws.
Brain trauma can be caused by a direct impact or by acceleration alone. In addition to the damage caused at the moment of injury, brain trauma causes secondary injury, a variety of events that take place in the minutes and days following the injury. These processes, which include alterations in cerebral blood flow and the pressure within the skull, contribute substantially to the damage from the initial injury.
TBI can cause a host of physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral effects, and outcome can range from complete recovery to permanent disability or death. The 20th century saw critical developments in diagnosis and treatment that decreased death rates and improved outcome. Some of the current imaging techniques used for diagnosis and treatment include CT scans computed tomography and MRIs magnetic resonance imaging. Depending on the injury, treatment required may be minimal or may include interventions such as medications, emergency surgery or surgery years later. Physical therapy, speech therapy, recreation therapy, and occupational therapy may be employed for rehabilitation.

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