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Stroke Blood Vessel Localization and corresponding territories on MRI

by Jeremy Heit, MD, PhD @JeremyHeitMDPHD

#Stroke #CVA #Localization
Stroke Blood Vessel ... corresponding territories ... #CVA #Localization ... Radiology #Arteries #Neurology ... #Artery
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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#Strokes #Syndromes ... #CVA #Territory ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Table #Territories ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Features and Vascular Territories ... of Stroke Anterior ... MCA) or neglect, apraxia ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Stroke Territory Localization and Blood Vessel Supply
ACA (Anterior Cerebral Artery)
 - Leg weakness/numbness
MCA Superior Divison
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Stroke Territory ... BloodVessel #Supply #Stroke ... #Territories #territory ... #CVA #localization ... #neurology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Refeeding syndrome ... intake (anorexia, dementia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #low #potassium
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
- 1st cause after ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal ... multiple ischemic stroke ... #Differential #
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... Aldosterone: Kidney artery ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential # ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... deficits • Temporal artery ... conditions: • Stroke ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
hyperalimentation, Refeeding after ... metastasis (hungry bone syndrome ... osmotic diuresis, Potassium ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology