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Summary and Key Messages

This scenario has explored executive functioning problems post stroke, the impact on daily life, how they might be assessed and some rehabilitation strategies.
You should now be able to:

  • Give an explanation of executive functioning
  • More readily identify executive difficulties in patients you come into contact with
  • Describe the sorts of difficulties these problems create in day to day life
  • Explain some useful rehabilitation strategies
Ways to support someone with…
RayReview with neurorehab teamKey points recapOutcome of meetingGetting back to drivingRay’s assessment findingsRay: Dual counting taskDual counting – Ray’s assessmentRay’s complex copy taskRay: Word pairs taskWord pairs – Ray’s assessmentRay: Supermarket shop taskSupermarket – Ray’s assessmentWhat do Ray’s assessment results indicate?Executive functionsWhat are executive functions?Common executive problemsInsight and awarenessTriangle of awarenessNeuroanatomy of executive functionsExecutive dysfunction from a carer’s point of viewStrategies for insight difficultiesHow insight was addressed with RayStrategies for executive difficultiesStrategies for executive difficultiesWays to support someone with executive functioning difficultiesSummary and Key Messages
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