
CVA: Cerebrovascular Accidents & Brain Dysfunctions
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When CVA’s (Cerebrovascular Accidents) occur, either as the result of infarcts where the blood is blocked from reaching the brain, or from cerebral hemorrhage where the brain is bathed in blood from a ruptured vessel, the brain tissue is often damaged. The behavioral changes that often result depend on where the damage to the brain occurs. The behavioral changes may range from profound motor dysfunction involving one whole side of the body to lack of speech or memory processing. Combinations of behavioral changes may be very bizarre and unexpected without a knowledge of specific brain region functions.