Anatomy Part 2

Question 1

MCA s/s

Answer 1

Contralateral hemiplegia/hemianesthesia
Facial
Eye deviation
Global aphasia
Arm weaker than leg
Contralateral homonymous hemianopia (both eyes lose vision on same side)

Question 2

L MCA more likely

Answer 2

Aphasia

Question 3

R side more likely

Answer 3

Agnosia

Question 4

ACA s/s

Answer 4

Leg weaker than arm
Contralateral motor defecits

Question 5

PCA s/s

Answer 5

Inability to write and read
Inability to recognize things (visual agnosia)
WEBERS

Question 6

Webers Syndrome

Answer 6

midbrain injury
facial (oculomotor dysfunction)
contralateral hemiplegia

Question 7

PICA

Answer 7

Damage to spinothalamic tract
Tremors

Question 8

AICA

Answer 8

Vertigo

Question 9

Basilar Artery

Answer 9

Ataxia
Hemiplegia
Ipsilateral cranial nerve palsies
LOCKED IN, characterized by complete paralysis except eyes

Question 10

What percentage of strokes at ischemic?

Answer 10

80-85%

Question 11

What are some stroke mimics?

Answer 11

Metabolic: hypoglycemia
Seizures
Migraines
Degenerative neurologic conditions

Question 12

Thalamic s/s

Answer 12

Hemi paresthesia

Question 13

Basal ganglia s/s

Answer 13

Dysarthria
Aphasia
Memory dysfunction
Cognition and behavior

Question 14

Carotid dissection

Answer 14

HORNERS
Ptsosis, myosis (pinpoint), anhidrosis (decreased sweat)

Question 15

Lacunar infarcts

Answer 15

Small vessel

Question 16

Watershed stroke

Answer 16

Adjoined vessels

Question 17

Peneumbra

Answer 17

Hypo perfused that remain viable

Question 18

ICA s/s

Answer 18

similar to MCA

Question 19

Basal Ganglia

Answer 19

Motor learning, executive functions, emotional behaviors

Question 20

Limbic system

Answer 20

Memory/autonomic nervous system
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Thalamus
Cerebral cortex