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Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
cortical signs Posterior ... circulation—posterior ... deviation and/or ataxia ... deficits and/or ataxia ... Territories #Stroke #CVA
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
vertigo due to Posterior ... Stroke (usually Posterior ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... • Ipsilateral ataxia ... tract • Palatal myoclonus
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus ... Ataxia Syndrome ... • Myoclonus: ... involuntary movements caused ... #Ataxia #Syndrome
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #CVA #Peripheral
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... contusion • Tumours: CPA ... , posterior fossa ... Central #Peripheral #Causes
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
status, Seizures, Myoclonus ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... Cornerstone of treatment

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
Posterior cerebral ... #PCAstroke #cva ... antinsyndrome #hemianopia #alexia
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Hypothermia Causes ... Horner's syndrome, Posterior ... hemorrhage, Pontine CVA ... ophthalmology #causes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
thought to be caused ... inducible clonus, myoclonus ... hyperthermia - Most cases ... initiation of treatment