Risk to Recovery: Understanding Stroke to Create Targeted Treatment Programs

Presentation Summary:

This presentation explores common stroke presentations, root-cause risk factors, and different types of strokes, with a focus on the brain’s changes post-stroke. We’ll dive into the functional components of a stroke—core, penumbra, and diaschisis—and examine how strokes in major brain areas present in clinical evaluations. Finally, we’ll outline therapeutic strategies to support comprehensive rehabilitation.

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This presentation provides a comprehensive examination of stroke pathology and how it informs targeted treatment programs. We begin by identifying the signs of common stroke presentations and exploring the root-cause risk factors that increase stroke susceptibility. Participants will learn about the different types of strokes and the critical changes that occur in the brain following a stroke.

A key focus will be the three functional components of a stroke: the core, penumbra, and diaschisis. We will discuss how each of these components manifests in major areas of the brain, including the cortex, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brain stem, and how they may present in a clinical examination. The session concludes with a therapeutic approach to stroke rehabilitation, providing clinicians with practical strategies to support recovery.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the common signs of stroke and understand the root-cause risk factors.
Differentiate between the types of strokes and understand the changes that occur in the brain post-stroke.
Explore the three functional components of a stroke—core, penumbra, and diaschisis—and their clinical presentations.
Understand how strokes affect different brain regions (cortex, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, brain stem) and how to assess these in examinations.
Develop a therapeutic approach to stroke rehabilitation that supports patient recovery and long-term outcomes.

Durations:

Bootcamp (1 to 2 days), Course (3 to 4 days), Masterclass (4 to 6 hours), Plenary Presentation (<60 minutes), Seminar (1 to 2 hours), Workshop (3 to 4 hours)

CEU Eligiblity:

Clinical Competency, Documentation and Record Keeping, Risk Management

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Dr. Matthew Antonucci

Doctor | Educator | Researcher

Dr. Antonucci is an experienced chiropractic neurologist, board certified in functional neurology and multiple sub-specialties, a researcher, and an international lecturer, currently seeing patients out of Minneapolis, MN. He trained extensively under Prof. Frederick R. Carrick, maintains an active private practice with licenses in multiple states, and has provided breakthrough neurorehabilitation and performance training to thousands of patients. He consults with several NFL and NHL franchises on performance training and concussion. His work has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS, Fox News, and more. He has delivered more than 11,000 hours of presentations, both nationally and internationally, on behalf of the Carrick Institute. Most importantly, he is a loving husband and the father of five amazing boys, whom he hopes to inspire to follow in his footsteps.