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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Effects of Strokes ... 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
left: Broca's aphasia ... Agraphia, Werneke's aphasia ... Cortical #Lesion #Localization ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
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
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
patient is still able ... copy Causes: Stroke ... Injury, Tumor Localization ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... • Meningeal signs ... conditions: • Stroke ... #Algorithm #neurology
The VAN assessment (see table below) begins with a simple assessment of upper extremity weakness. If
assessment (see table ... proceed to vision, aphasia ... either vision, aphasia ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... VAN #Assessment #Stroke