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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
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Territories of Stroke ... deviation and/or ataxia ... deficits and/or ataxia ... #Territories #Stroke ... #CVA #Diagnosis
Stroke Territory Localization and Blood Vessel Supply
ACA (Anterior Cerebral Artery)
 - Leg weakness/numbness
MCA Superior Divison
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Stroke Territory ... - Vertigo - Ataxia ... BloodVessel #Supply #Stroke ... Territories #territory #CVA

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) strokes can be challenging to diagnose, due to the variability in symptoms,
cerebral artery (PCA) strokes ... incidence of PCA strokes ... #PCAstroke #cva ... #stroke #antinsyndrome ... #hemianopia #alexia
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Circulation Stroke ... • Ipsilateral ataxia ... tract • Palatal myoclonus
ACA infarcts are rare because of the collateral circulation provided by the anterior communicating artery. ACA infarct
cerebral artery strokes ... about 0.3%-4.4% of stroke ... anteriorcerebralartery #cva ... #stroke #huebner ... #frontallobe #Apraxia
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke ... #CVA #Differential ... management #neurology #treatment
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
multiple cancers, CV ... disease, stroke ... years of age who smoke ... contraceptives, due to ↑ CV ... NRT #management #treatment
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
dental fixatives, Treatment ... heart disease, Stroke ... Optic neuropathy, Ataxia
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
have concurrent stroke-like ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Management #summary #treatment