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B7-063 Stroke Cases Flashcards

1
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sudden onset of focal brain deficits from blockage or rupture of cerebral blood vessel

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stroke

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2
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3 common causes of ischemic stroke

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large vessel artherosclerosis
cardiogenic emboli
small vessel disease

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3
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is hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke more common?

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ischemic

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4
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cardiogenic emboli usually consists of […] clot

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red

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5
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irregularly irregular rhythm on EKG

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a-fib

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6
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diagnostic test for cardiogenic emboli [3]

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continous EKG (a-fib)
TTE
TEE

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7
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primary source of cardiogenic embolism

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non-valvular a-fib

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8
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mainstay of therapy for patients with a-fib

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anticoagulation to prevent ischemic stroke

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9
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direct oral anticoagulants

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apixaban
edoxaban
dabigatran
rivaroxaban

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10
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in patients with a-fib and strong contraindication for anti-coagulation, what is an alternate therapy?

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watchman device inserted to left atrial appendage

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11
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most common mechanism of ischemia from large vessel artherosclerosis

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artery to artery emboli

(like at carotid bifurcation)

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12
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diagnostic tests for artherosclerosis based stroke [2]

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angiography (usually CT)
carotid US

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13
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risk factors for artherosclerosis based stroke

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hypertension
smoking
hyperlipidemia
diabete mellitus

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14
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prevention of artherosclerosis based stroke [3]

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treat risk factors
antiplatelets (no anti-coagulation)
carotid endarterectomy/stenting

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15
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anti-platelet medications [3]

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aspirin
clopidogrel
ticagrelor

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16
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is diabetes a modifiable risk factor for stroke?

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no, blood sugar control has not been shown to decrease risk

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17
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when is carotid endarterectomy indicated?

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symptomatic (stroke) patients with greater than 70% occulsion

(risk of perioperative MI is too high in asymptomatic, or symptomatic patient with only moderate stenosis)

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18
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common mechanisms of penetrating artery occlusion leading to small vessel strokes [2]

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lipohyalinosis
microatheroma

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19
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risk factors for lacunar strokes

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hypertension
maybe DM

poorly studies

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20
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[…] are assumed to be effective for prevention of lacunar strokes

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anti-platelets

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21
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most common cause of ischemic stroke

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cryptogenic

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22
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unusual causes of ischemic stroke [2]

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aterial dissection
drug abuse (cocaine, meth)

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23
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thrombolytics [2]

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TPA (IV alteplase)
tenecteplase

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24
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thombolytics are effective up to […] are onset of ischemic stroke

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4.5 hours

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25
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catheter thrombectomy is effective up to […] after onset of ischemic stroke

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24

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26
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catheter thrombectomy is only effective for […] occlusion

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proximal large vessel

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27
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are thrombolytics or catheter thrombectomy more effective?

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catheter thombectomy (if the patient is a candidate)

NNT for TPA=8
NNT for catheter thrombectomy=2

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28
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causes of intracerebral intracranial hemorrhage [3]

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hypertension
amyloid angiopathy
coagulopathy

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29
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common cause of subarachnoid intracranial hemorrhage

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ruptured berry aneurysm

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30
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thunderclap headache

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subarachnoid intracranial hemorrhage

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31
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patients with AD can have amyloid angiopathy, causing

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lobar intracerebral intracranial hemorrhage

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32
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amyloid angiopathy causes intracerebral intracranial hemorrhage where in the brain?

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lobar (cortical)

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33
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hypertension causes intracerebral intracranial hemorrhage where in the brain?

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deep (subcortical)

(thalamus, cerebellum, pons, basal ganglia)

34
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two types of vascular dementia

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  1. history of clinical strokes correlated with onset of cognitive deficits
  2. no history of clinical strokes, but diffuse subcortical disease on imaging (binswanger disease)
35
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no history of clinical strokes, but diffuse subcortical disease on imaging

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binswanger disease (subtype of Vascular dementia)

36
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most ischemic strokes are caused by

37
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red clot

A

cardiogenic emboli

38
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most common cause of cardiogenic emboli

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non-valvular a fib

39
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most effective way to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation

A

anticoagulation

40
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biggest modifiable risk factor for strokes

A

hypertension

41
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occlusion of the lenticulostriate artery supplying the posterior limb of the internal capsule would cause

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contralateral hemiplegia

42
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non-cortical infarcts characterized by the absence of cortical signs

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lacunar stroke

43
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pure motor stroke indicates […] artery supplying the […] is affected

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lenticulostriate
posterior limb of internal capsule

44
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pure sensory stroke indicates what structure is affected?

45
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contralateral hemiparesis and sensory impairment […] artery supplying the […] is affected

A

lenticulostriate
posterior limb of internal capsule

(can also present with purely motor symptoms)

46
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Infarction of the […] is the most common type of lacunar stroke and may manifest clinically with pure motor stroke, pure sensory stroke (rare), sensorimotor stroke, dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome, and/or ataxic hemiparesis.

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posterior limb of the internal capsule

47
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a berry aneurysm is also called a […] aneurysm

48
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typically occur at bifurcations in the circle of Willis

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berry aneurysm

49
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most common location of berry aneurysm

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junction of anterior communicating artery and ACA

50
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what two congentital diseases are associated with berry aneurysm?

A

Ehlers-Danlos
autosomal dominant polycyctic kidney disease

51
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berry aneurysm causes […] hemorrhage

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subarachnoid

52
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compression of the […] due to berry aneurysm causes bitemporal hemianopia, visual acuity deficits, and ischemia in the ACA distribution

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anterior communicating artery

53
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rupture of the […] due to berry aneurysm causes ischemia in the MCA distribution

54
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compression of the […] due to berry aneurysm causes ipspilateral CN III palsy (mydriasis, ptosis, down and out eye)

A

posterior communicating artery

55
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what symptom can differentiate proximal vs distal MCA occlusion?

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if leg is spared = distal

proximal, leg will be equally affected with face and arm

56
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monotonous but clear speech indicates

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loss of parosody (emotional tone) and recognition of parosody

(non-dominant hemisphere function)

57
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what type of stroke is characterized by the absence of cortical signs and hemiplegia/hemisensory loss face=arm=leg

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lenticulostriate

58
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supplies the basal ganglia structures

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lenticulostriate arteries

59
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can’t feel number traced on palm

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graphesthesia

indicates **cortical sensory loss*

60
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superior quadrantanopia/homonymous hemianopia
wernickes if dominant
left-sided neglect if non-dominant
cortical sensory loss

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inferior MCA

61
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Broca’s
gaze preference (FEF involvement)
hemiparesis face=arm > leg
foot is spared

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superior MCA

62
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contralateral weakness/numbness and UMN signs confined to the leg
fluent speech
no gaze preference
no visual defect

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unilateral ACA

63
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subfalcine herniation can cause bilateral […] occlusion

64
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paraplegia of lower extremity sparing face and hands
incontinence
abullia

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bilateral ACA

65
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dense right visual field defect
poor short term memory
fluent speech
no gaze preferences
normal strength, sensation, reflexes

66
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supplies blood to the thalamus

67
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contralateral loss of all sensory
dense unilateral visual field defect with macular sparing [2]

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occlusion of the PCA at thalamus
inferior MCA

68
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inferior MCA occlusion can affect which visual radiation?

69
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occlusion of […] can affect the RAS

70
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occlusion of the ophthalmic artery can cause

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amaurosis fugax

71
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episodic unilateral vision loss
like a “shade” pulled over the eye

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amaurosis fugax

(due to occlusion of the ophthalmic artery)

72
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would occlusion of the MCA or PCA cause monocular blindness?

73
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pure hemiplegia without cortical findings

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lacunar infarct- lenticulostriate artery

74
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Wernickes aphasia
visual field cut

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inferior MCA

75
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sudden contralateral leg weakness and sensory loss to all modalities

76
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Brocas
weakness of contralateral face and arm
no visual field cut

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superior MCA

77
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bilateral visual loss (cortical blindness)

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PCA-MCA watershed region

with signs of systemic hypoperfusion (e.g., tachycardia, low blood pressure, pallor, sweating)

78
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proximal limb weakness with sparing of the face, hands, and feet (“man-in-the-barrel syndrome”)

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ACA-MCA watershed region

with signs of systemic hypoperfusion (e.g., tachycardia, low blood pressure, pallor, sweating)

79
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most likely mechanism of stroke with risk factors and non-flow limiting stenosis on the carotid arteries

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artery-to-artery emboli

80
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does unilateral carotid stenosis typically cause loss of consciousness?

A

no, would have to be bilateral to impair the RAS or cortex bilaterally

81
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no risk factors or imaging evidence of atherosclerosis or lacunar disease

what’s the mechanism of the stroke?

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cryptogenic

82
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[…] is not indicated for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke from atherosclerosis

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