Which of the following is true regarding management of the upper extremity for patients with stroke?

A 55 year old male, patient 4 months post right CVA, requires an orthosis due to occasional dragging of the toe during the swing phase of gait. The patient presents with weakness of the dorsiflexors and has good medial/lateral stability of the ankle. Which of the following orthotic options is the most appropriate for this patient?

Which of the following statements regarding Pusher’s Syndrome is False? 

A 78-year old male patient status post cerebellar infarct completes the 10-meter walk test in your session.  He demonstrated an improvement of .15 m/s as compared to his previous session.  You noted he had 3 episodes of loss of balance requiring contact guard, and caught his left foot 2 times during the test.  How you would provide knowledge of results feedback to this patient about your findings?

A physical therapist observes that a new outpatient, 12 days status post a Right CVA who received TPA within 3 hours of stroke symptom onset, is unable to heel walk on her left side. This objective finding may indicate damage to which spinal tract?

Viaje a México. After getting to know Martina this semester, you decide to participate in the UC summer study abroad program in Querétaro, México. You will be staying with a Mexican host family there. Write them an e-mail in Spanish to introduce yourself and tell them a little about you and your university life.    In the e-mail you should include an appropriate greeting and goodbye and include the following: Personal information: Name Origin (where you’re from) Information about school: What you study/your major Your favorite class Why it’s your favorite Describe the teacher Mention at least 2 activities you do for the class (para la clase) Daily activities: Mention at least 2 activities you do during the week and where you go to do those activities Written accents (for copying and pasting if needed): á é í ú ó ñ ¿ ¡

You want to find a time when you and Martina can get together either during the week or on the weekend. Look at Martina’s schedule again and, using complete sentences in Spanish: (3 points per activity.) Write out two activities she has to do on Friday (using ‘tener’). Write out two activities she is going to do on Saturday (using ‘ir’). Written accents (for copying and pasting if needed): á é í ú ó ñ

Solve the following: 3 – 7/8 

Seventeen members of an extended family have a gene mutation. Only two of them have the associated phenotype. What is the term for this observation?

Which will change with environment and age?