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Stroke Territories and Resulting Syndromes and Effects

#Stroke #CVA #Territories #Territory #Syndromes #Effects #Diagnosis #Localization
Stroke Territories ... and Resulting Syndromes ... and Effects #Stroke ... Territories #Territory #Syndromes ... Effects #Diagnosis #Localization
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... Hyperreflexia #Testing #Causes
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Effects of Strokes ... Anterior vs Posterior Localization ... Basilar Artery #Strokes ... #Syndromes #CVA ... Symptoms #Signs #Localization
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Injury, Tumor Localization ... neudrawlogy #Gerstmann #Syndrome
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... Vertigo Peripheral Causes ... - Vascular - Stroke ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
Dizziness and lightheadedness are common complaints that you'll encounter as a medical professional. The goal of
ruling out, the causes ... require urgent treatments ... like strokes. ... non-neurological causes ... lightheadedness #stroke
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... , Brugada syndrome ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin Syndrome ... Malignant Catatonia Cause ... Mental Status - Treatment ... #Hyperthermia #Syndromes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... atropine; Heat stroke ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment:
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... Alice #Wonderland #Syndrome