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Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
cerebral artery (PCA) strokes ... incidence of PCA strokes ... Patients with a PCA stroke ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... PCAstroke #cva #stroke
Cerebral vascular accident-CVA

Hippocrates, “father of medicine” first recognized CVA > 2400 years ago & called it
changes occurring in stroke ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... #cva #stroke
ACA infarcts are rare because of the collateral circulation provided by the anterior communicating artery. ACA infarct
cerebral artery strokes ... about 0.3%-4.4% of stroke ... presentation of this stoke ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... anteriorcerebralartery #cva #stroke
The middle cerebral artery territory is the most commonly affected territory in a cerebral infarction, due
posterior MCA stroke ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... #MCA # stroke
Statins & Recommendations:

Word Cholesterol came from Cholesterine, named by French chemist Michel E. Chevreul (‘solid bile’
of hemorrhagic stroke ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... Myositis, #Diabetes, #Stroke
Circle of Willis and brain circulation 
Herophilus of Chalcedon (335-280 BC), “Father of Anatomy,” described the
Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty ... baseofbrain #brain #stroke
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
of the foot is stroked ... Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke ... Delayed finding in stroke ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
Indications for tPA in Stroke ... diagnosis of ischemic stroke ... : • Ischemic stroke ... - Strong Medicine ... Indications #tPA #Stroke