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Brain Vascular Perfusion and Infarct Territories 

By Dr. Eelco FM Wijdicks @EWijdicks

#Brain #Vascular #Perfusion #Infarct #Territories
Brain Vascular Perfusion ... #Territories #Stroke ... #Localization # ... diagnosis #neurology ... #CVA
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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#Syndromes #CVA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
focal cortical brain ... left: Broca's aphasia ... Cortical #Lesion #Localization ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... speech • Time is brain ... #Management #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Territories of Stroke ... loss, field cut, aphasia ... without cortical signs ... #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... #CVA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #management #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... conditions: • Stroke ... Space-occupying brain ... #Algorithm #neurology