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Initial Assessment: Basal Ganglia Bleed

by Suhaila Usuludin ~ February 17th, 2008. Filed under: Archived, Fieldwork, Neurorehabilitation.

What to look out for:

  • Strength and AROM of UL and LL (others: neglect, subluxation, tone of muscles, sensation)
  • Strength of truncal muscles (extensors and flexors) -> static and dynamic sitting balance
  • If substantis nigra of basal ganglia is affected, we may infer that dopamine level changed too. Hence, we also look out for muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and postural instability. -> symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
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Usuludin S. Initial Assessment: Basal Ganglia Bleed. Occupational Therapy. 2008. Available at: http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2008/02/17/initial-assessment-basal-ganglia-bleed/. Accessed July 6, 2008.

APA citation:
Usuludin, Suhaila. (2008). Initial Assessment: Basal Ganglia Bleed. Retrieved July 6, 2008, from Occupational Therapy Web site: http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2008/02/17/initial-assessment-basal-ganglia-bleed/

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