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Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage #Stroke #CVA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features ... circulation—anterior cerebral ... circulation—middle cerebral ... circulation—brainstem, vertebral ... Territories #Stroke #CVA
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... Evaluate underlying cause ... hypercoagulable w/u • +/- Cerebral ... Ruled out other causes ... #ischemic #CVA
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral ... , Brain Tumor, Cerebral ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Management Algorithm
Prognostic score for CVT:
Variables: Malignancy 2, Coma 2, Deep venous
Cerebral Venous ... Thrombosis (CVT) ... - Management Algorithm ... #Cerebral #Venous ... Thrombosis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypocalcemia, Cerebral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
ACA infarcts are rare because of the collateral circulation provided by the anterior communicating artery. ACA infarct
Anterior cerebral ... These are uncommon causes ... 4.4% of stroke cases ... The clinical presentation ... anteriorcerebralartery #cva
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES - Cerebral ... Differential #Neurology #Causes
Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Inflammatory
    - Invasive Infections
    - Non-Infections
Watery
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Maldigestive Motility - VA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... Stroke #Management #Algorithm ... differential #neurology #CVA