(A) Intravenous infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (tP…
(A) Intravenous infusion of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the primary treatment for ischemic stroke. What does tPA do? (2 pt) (B) Why is it important to identify what type of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) a patient is experiencing prior to starting treatment with tPA? (2 pt) (C) Edward Taub developed constraint induced (CI) movement therapy based on observations from experiments he did in which a monkey’s arm was “deafferentated”. What were the two manipulations following deafferentation surgery that Taub used to successfully restore movement to the deafferented arm. (4 points) (D) Taub’s findings led him to propose the concept of “learned nonuse”. Briefly explain this concept. (2 pts)
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