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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
a NCCT or • MRI ... Evaluate underlying cause ... NCCT vs MRI w/o ... Defined if 1) CT/MRI-confirmed ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on CT and MRI. ... thought to represent ischemic ... T2-weighted MRI ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... Findings in Stroke ... row) of an acute ischemic ... #Evolution #MRI ... #CVA #Clinical
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... the follow up video ... The most common causes ... this are tumors, strokes ... MRI was ordered
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
, facial nerve ischemia ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... +gad (stroke, CN7 ... middle ear/temporal bone ... CNS inflammatory cause
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
MRA/CTA • Anterior ... circulation: MCA ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... mean 58 mg/dL in one ... the underlying cause
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... MI, stroke, DVT/ ... • Treatment algorithms ... patients with no CV ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology