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Stroke Syndromes

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Risk Factors for Stroke ?   * Hypertension -- Atrial fibrillation -- Diabetes mellitus -- Smoking -- Hyperlipidemia -- Asymptomatic carotid stenosis -- Symptomatic carotid stenosis  
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Anterior circulation = ?   * Internal carotid branches -- Middle Cerebral Artery -- Anterior Cerebral Artery  
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If a thrombus makes its way up the internal carotid artery ?   * Patent Circle of Willis is protective, and get the same CxSx as MCA syndrome  
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ACA & MCA occlusion CxSx ?   * Abulia (lack of motivation) -- Stupor -- Hemiplegia -- Hemianesthesia -- Aphasia or anosognosia  
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Occlusion of Ophthalmic artery to retina and optic nerve = ?   * recurrent transient monocular blindness (amaurosis fugax) & horizontal shade across vision  
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If Common Carotid becomes occluded ?   * same as internal carotid  
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External carotid occlusion = ?   * Jaw claudication  
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Bilateral common carotid artery occlusions = ?   * Takayasu’s Arteritis  
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Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)emboli CxSx = ?   * Contralateral upper extremity hemiplegia, hemianesthesia, and Homonymous hemianopsia.... * Global aphasia if dominant hemisphere .... * Anosognosia , constructional apraxia & neglect if non- dominant hemisphere  
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MCA Partial Occlusions ?   * Frontal Opercular syndrome = Nonfluent (Broca) expressive aphasia (know what ppl are saying, but can't respond)  
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If Proximal superior division occlusion of MCA ?   * Nonfluent aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)  
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If Inferior division occlusion of MCA ?   * Fluent (Wernicke’s) receptive aphasia  
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MCA - Lenticulostriate Occlusions ?   * Lacunar Stroke In Internal Capsule = someone with high BP/HTN and see Facial Weakness followed by Arm to Leg Weakness as infarct moves anteriorly to posteriorly  
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Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) proximal occlusion = ?   * well tolerated due to collaterals from anterior communicating artery, MCA and PCA  
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Postcommunal segment ACA Occlusion of single segment = ? If bilateral ?   * One segment = contralateral symptoms...... * Bilateral = Both hemispheres affected  
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Artery that can become occluded during surgery for repair of aneurysm of internal carotid and CxSx with it ?   * Anterior Choroidal Artery.... * See Contralateral hemiplegia, hemianesthesia (hypesthesia, and Homonymous hemianopsia  
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PCA Syndromes - P1 syndromes ?   * Infarction in ipsilateral subthalamus & medial thalamus and Infarction in ipsilateral cerebral peduncle & midbrain  
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P2 Syndromes ?   * Infarction of medial temporal & occipital lobes  
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P1 syndrome CxSx = ?   * Subthalamic nucleus = contralateral Hemiballismus (movement disorder that prevents day-to-day activities)...... * Ataxia = red nucleus and Hemiplegia = cerebral peduncle involvement  
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P1 Syndrome - Occlusion of bilateral proximal PCA ?   * Coma, Unreactive pupils, and Decerebrate rigidity  
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P1 Syndrome - Occlusion of penetrating branches of thalamic & thalamogeniculate arteries ?   * Agonizing searing or burning pain in affected areas  
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P2 Syndromes - Occlusion of DISTAL PCA = ?   * Infarct of calcarine cortex = Patient is aware of visual defects.....* Infarct of medial temporal lobe & hippocampus = Acute disturbances in memory if in dominant hemisphere.....* Peduncular Hallucinosis = visual halluc. of colored scenes & objects  
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P2 Syndromes - Bilateral PCA occlusions = ?   * Cortical blindness with preserved pupillary light reactions  
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P2 Syndromes - Embolus of top of basilar artery ?   * Sudden onset of bilateral signs: Ptosis , Pupillary assymmetry , Lack of reaction to light  
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Vertebral Artery - Atherosclerosis in V1 and V4 ?   * Stenosis proximal to posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) --> Threatens medulla and posterior inferior cerebellum  
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Vertebral Artery - Atherosclerosis in V2 & V3 ?   *Wallenberg’s Syndrome = Lateral medulla ischemia due to V4 occlusion --> Vertigo, numbness of ipsilateral face & contralateral limbs, diplopia, hoarseness, dysarthria, dysphagia, ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome ...* Story was a girl sneezed and had this  
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Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA) - Medial medullary syndrome = ?   * Contralateral hemiparesis of arm & leg (sparing face) -- Contralateral impaired tactile & proprioceptive sense -- Ipsilateral paralysis with atrophy of ½ of tongue ( NOT Face)  
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Occlusion of anterior spinal artery ?   * quadraparesis  
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Basilar Artery - Complete basilar occlusion ?   * “Locked in” syndrome -> preserved consciousness, quadriplegia, cranial nerve signs  
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Cerebellar Arteries - Superior cerebellar artery occlusion ?   * Severe cerebellar ataxia, nausea & vomiting, dysarthria, contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation in extremities, body & face  
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Cerebellar Arteries - Anterior Inferior Cerebellar artery occlusion ?   * Ipsilateral deafness, facial weakness ... * basically see everything like in Superior, but in this one we see weakness, unlike Superior where we only see stumbling, not weakness  
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