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A 50-year-old woman suddenly felt numbness and weakness of theleft upper and lower limb. She was immediately admitted at anear-by hospital and diagnosed with Right MCA syndrome. The patientis referred for physiotherapy. Assessment revealed Brunnstrom grade2 and hemisensory loss mainly involving the upper and lowerextremity. She presented with, DTR: Left upper and lower extremitybrisk, Passive Full ROM of all extremities in all planes of motiona) List ANY FIVE Facilitatory and ANY FIVE Inhibitory technique toimprove the impairment that patient experienced. (5 mark)

b) Brief the typical hemiplegic posture that a CVA patient canexperience in general.

c) Describe ANY TEN clinical manifestation that a MCA strokepatient can experience and rationale.

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Stroke can be defined as sudden neurological loss of function due to interruption in the blood supply to the brain which maybe due to ischemic or hemorrhagic causesMCA is middle cerebral artery supplies the entire lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere and subcortal structuresit is the second branch of the intral carotid artery Damage of the MCA leads to neurological damage that leads to cerebral edema incareased cranial pressure whcih futher leads to loss of consciousnessbrain herniaand finally death AFacilitatory methods helps in enhancing the postural tone that uses somatosensory cues    See Answer
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