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Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
MCA) or neglect, apraxia ... deviation and/or ataxia ... deficits and/or ataxia ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Acute Stroke - Diagnosis and Management Summary

- Dr. Declan O'Kane @drokane

#CVA #stroke #summary #diagnosis #management #treatment
Acute Stroke - Diagnosis ... O'Kane @drokane #CVA ... stroke #summary #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
• Ipsilateral ataxia ... tract • Palatal myoclonus ... Wallenbergs #neurology #diagnosis
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
status, Seizures, Myoclonus ... extremity) Diagnosis ... Cornerstone of treatment ... toxicology #REBELEM #diagnosis
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... management #neurology #treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... testing and expedite treatment ... failure, cerebellar ataxia ... Krabbe #Disease #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis ... Management - Diagnose ... with CTA. ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #Management #treatment
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
challenging to diagnose ... #PCAstroke #cva ... antinsyndrome #hemianopia #alexia