Cerebral/ cerebral artery syndromes- definitions

Question 1

Contralateral somatosensory abnormalities of face, arm, leg

Answer 1

Subcortical somatosensory loss

Question 2

Contralateral UMN abnormalities of leg, arm, lower face, dysarthria, dysphagia

Answer 2

Subcortical weakness

Question 3

Bradykinesia, rigidity, rest tremor, poor postural reflexes

Answer 3

Parkinsonism

Dysfunction of nigrostriatal tract

Question 4

Contralateral homonymous hemianopsia

Answer 4

occipital syndrome

Question 5

Anterograde amnesia, personality changes. Usually subtle due to redundancy

Answer 5

medial temporal syndrome

Question 6

Homonymous quadrantanopsia

Receptive aphasia

Answer 6

lateral temporal syndrome

Question 7

Abnormal comprehension, frequent paraphasias, patients unaware of deficits

Answer 7

receptive aphasia

at or near Wernicke’s area

Question 8

Abnormal language production, simplification of words and grammar, normal comprehension- patients are frustrated

Answer 8

expressive aphasia

at or near Broca’s area

Question 9

Contralateral leg somatosensory abnormalities

Answer 9

medial parietal syndrome

Question 10

Contralateral face and arm somatosensory abnormalities
Contralateral inferior homonymous quadrantanopsia
Apraxia, hemineglect

Answer 10

lateral parietal syndrome

Question 11

Contralateral leg UMN abnormalities
Apraxia
Possible cognitive, emotional abnormalities

Answer 11

medial frontal syndrome

Question 12

Contralateral face and arm UMN abnormalities
Dysarthria, dysphagia, apraxia, ipsilateral gaze preference, expressive aphasia
Possible cognitive, emotional abnormalities

Answer 12

lateral frontal syndrome

Question 13

Monocular visual loss. Can have altitudinal monocular visual loss

Answer 13

retinal artery syndrome

Question 14

Somatosensory loss of the contralateral face and arm
Contralateral homonymous hemianopssia
UMN abnormalities in contralateral face and arm, dysarthria, dysphagia, ipsilateral gaze preference

Answer 14

middle cerebral artery syndrome

Question 15

Contralateral leg somatosensory abnormalities
Contralateral leg UMN abnormalities
Apraxia
Possible cognitive, emotional abnormalities

Answer 15

anterior cerebral artery syndrome

Question 16

Contralateral homonymous hemianopsia

Contralateral somatosensory loss of face, arm, leg

Answer 16

posterior cerebral artery syndrome