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The VAN assessment (see table below) begins with a simple assessment of upper extremity weakness. If
minimum is any drift ... either vision, aphasia ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Stroke #CVA #Vision ... #Aphasia #Neglect
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Territories of Stroke ... loss, field cut, aphasia ... MCA) or neglect, apraxia ... #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... motor cortex) • Aphasia ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... after 65 years - Progressive ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... multiple ischemic stroke ... #Differential #
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
MRI Findings in Stroke ... it possible to differentiate ... Evolution #MRI #Progression ... #Stroke #CVA #Clinical ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Frontotemporal Dementia ... deficit: Primary Progressive ... Aphasia • Synesthesias ... Creative #creativity #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Total Score = 0–42
1a—Level of consciousness
Institutes of Health Stroke ... 1 = Drift ... 1 = Drift ... #NIHSS #Score #Neurology ... #Nursing #Assessment
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... encephalopathies, post stroke ... degenerations, dementias ... dehydration, primary progressive ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology