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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- Anterior vs Posterior ... artery Posterior ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
without cortical signs ... Posterior circulation—posterior ... contralateral body) Posterior ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... on Chest CT • ... lung, pulm AVM, GPA ... #Vessel #Sign # ... #diagnosis #radiology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
thrombosis of short posterior ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Temporal #Signs
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
GCA, SLE, GPA) - ... macula via the posterior ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
, such as with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Bronchus Sign on Chest CT
 • Airway leading directly to a peripheral lung nodule or mass
Bronchus Sign on ... Chest CT • Airway ... leading directly ... : Bronchogenic Ca ... #diagnosis #radiology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
A left posterior ... common cause, leading ... Pathophysiology: PCA ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology