{"id":8884,"date":"2013-05-19T15:47:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T19:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=8884"},"modified":"2013-06-13T01:51:07","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T05:51:07","slug":"cva-cerebrovascular-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2013\/05\/cva-cerebrovascular-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)"},"content":{"rendered":"
CVA is a neurological event as described below:<\/p>\n
1)<\/strong> necrosis of brain cells caused by a vascular event – usually classified as ischemic (embolus, thrombus, low flow state secondary to shock or cardiac event) or hemorrhagic (aneurysm, hypertension) <\/p>\n
\n2)<\/strong> most common site of hypertensive CVA is basal ganglia-thalamus area (65%)
\n3)<\/strong> clinical presentation is a function of anatomic position of injury<\/p>\nSigns and Symptoms<\/h4>\n