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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
- Anterior vs Posterior ... Lenticulostriate artery Posterior ... Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features and Vascular ... without cortical signs ... Posterior circulation—posterior ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... or minutes with vascular ... Hallpike test (posterior ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... Glomus Tumors - Vascular ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... in hands) • Posterior ... Cord Syndrome -> Posterior ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... may precede the neurologic ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
forehead) in classic posterior ... or minutes with vascular ... , such as with posterior ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aneurysm • Vascular ... #SAH #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... Occlusion of posterior ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms
Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension:
 • Essential Hypertension (Aneurysm)
 • Drugs (Cocaine,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Angiopathy • Vascular ... #ICH #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm