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Stroke Territory Localization and Blood Vessel Supply
ACA (Anterior Cerebral Artery)
 - Leg weakness/numbness
MCA Superior Divison
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Vessel Supply ACA ... weakness/numbness MCA ... arm weak/numb MCA ... - No weakness MCA ... Global Aphasia ICA
Neuroanatomy of The cavernous sinuses (CS) :
The ICA & cranial nerves 3,4,6,V1,V2 travel through the
sinuses (CS) : The ICA
Petrous ICA Anatomy on Head CT
Use a 'lady's shoe" to easily walk through skull base holes
Petrous ICA Anatomy ... around the Petrous ICA ... drSurjthVattoth #Petrous #ICA
RCA
LCA
CXA
LAD
Diagonal arteries
Marginal artery
PDA
Coronary Circulation (Normal type)
I CA
СХА
LAD
RCA
PDA
Left coronary artery
Circumflex artery (branch of LCA)
Left anterior descending (branch
RCA LCA CXA LAD ... Normal type) I CA ... СХА LAD RCA ... ) #RCA #LCA # ... CoronaryCirculation #ICA
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Circulation - MCA ... - ACA - Lenticulostriate ... - ASA - PICA ... - AICA - ... PCA - Basilar
Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA)

Limb shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA) during transient occlusion of the right
occlusion of the right ICA ... angioplasty of a right ICA
Citrate Anticoagulation Toxicity

Hypernatremia (HyperNa):
 - Citrate solutions may have ↑ sodium content and should be paired
free, ionized Ca ... (iCa) - If the ... [Total Ca: iCa] ... Multiply the Total Ca
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH ... • Spontaneous ICH ... blood volume and ICP ... if needed ICP ... High ICP: 20.
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
cerebral artery (ACA ... cerebral artery (MCA ... aphasia (left MCA ... apraxia (right MCA ... cerebral artery (PCA
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
V-pacemaker, ↑K, ICD ... <300-360 ms: ↑ca ... antidepressants, TCA ... congenital, MI, high ICP