Carotid Vocab Flashcards
Amaurosis Fugax
Transient loss of vision in one eye. Described as a shade being pulled down over the eye (pulled up or down)
related to the ipsilateral carotid artery
Aphasia
speaking disorder due to brain dysfunction
inability to speak or express oneself- dominant hemisphere, usually left
Ataxia
Lack of muscular coordination (can’t catch the taxi)
gross incoordination of the muscle movements; clumsiness of limb- contralateral hemisphere
Dysathria
-inability to produce clear speech
imperfect articulation of speech due to disturbances of muscle control, slurring, etc. dysfunction of any number of brain centers
Paresis
weakness; mild paralysis
paresthesia
abnormal / tinging sensations
bruit
abnormal sound heard during auscultation; fm French word for noise
dysphagia
difficultly in swallowing
dysphasia
impairment of speech, lack of coordination and failure to arrange words in proper order
-dominant hemisphere
lateralized paresthesia
tingling and numbness- contralateral hemisphere
hemiparesis
lateralized weakness- contralateral hemisphere
hemiplegia
lateralized paralysis- contralateral hemisphere
drop attacks
falling down without fainting
syncope
a transient state of being unconscious without losing consciousness.
vertigo
a sensation that the environment is moving around the patient. a feeling of motion of spinning when the patient is stationary
dizziness
a sense of being off balance
diplopia
double vision
binocular blindness
a transient, bilateral blindness of acute onset
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
completed brain stroke
TIA
transient ischemic attack
symptoms resolve within 24 hours
RIND
reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
symptoms resolve, but not within 24 hr
thrombus
formation of clot within a vessel, usually due to sluggish or stagnant flow
embolus
when material breaks off and travels distally, blocking blood to a small vessel or territory; High blood pressure often causes plaque to break
off and embolize to other areas,
stenosis
narrowing of a vessel lumen, usually due to atherosclerosis
fatty streak
thin layer of lipid material on intimal layer
fibrous plaque
accumulation of lipids covered by more lipids, collagen, elastic fiber deposits
complicated lesion
contains fibrous tissue, collagen and calcium
ulcerative lesion
characterized by deterioration of smooth surface of the fibrous cap
subclavian steal
caused by flow reducing lesion in the innominate or subclavian artery proximal to the vertebral artery
