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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
you work up an ischemic ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... a NCCT or • MRI ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Immediate Workup Ischemic ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential #neurology ... #CVA
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... subarachnoid hemorrhage Ischemic ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #treatment
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
after TIA or Acute Ischemic ... by brain CT or MRI ... by brain CT or MRI ... #TIA #Stroke #CVA ... #neurology #management
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... • Measurable neurologic ... #tPA #Stroke #cva ... #management #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
stroke on CT and MRI ... thought to represent ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
that will cause ischemia ... permeability Diagnosis ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
row) of an acute ischemic ... #Evolution #MRI ... Progression #Stroke #CVA ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... , facial nerve ischemia ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... /CTA • Anterior ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology