cerebrovascular disease Flashcards
right hemisphere controls…
- creativity
- spatial ability
- facial recognition
- artistic/musical skills
- left sided muscle control
left hemisphere controls…
- speech
- comprehension
- arithmetic
- writing
- memorization
- right sided muscle control
basal ganglia controls…
motor control to facilitate movement and inhibits competing movements
anterior cerebral artery supplies…
- medial aspect of the frontal and parietal lobes
- anterior basal ganglia
medial cerebral artery supplies…
- lateral aspect of the frontal and parietal lobe
- anterior and lateral aspect of temporal lobes
- remaining basal ganglia
posterior cerebral artery supplies…
- thalamus
- brainstem
- posterior and medial aspects of the temporal lobe
- occipital lobe
where is the internal carotid
branched into the middle cerebral and connects to the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries
what is a stroke
sudden onset of neurologic deficit resulting from a loss of blood flow to a part of the brain resulting in brain infarction
cell death can occur within ______ of loss of blood flow
5 minutes
t/f risk of stroke is higher following covid
true
types of stroke
- ischemic (MC)
- hemorrhagic
types of ischemic strokes
- thrombotic
- embolic
types of hemorrhagic strokes
- intercerebral
- subarachnoid
what is an ischemic stroke
acute occlusion of an intracranial vessel leading to a reduction of blood flow resulting in cell hypoxia and a loss of neurologic function
what is an ischemic core
- area of complete loss of flow
- death of brain tissue occurs within 4-10 minutes
what is a penumbra
surrounding tissue which has only a reduction in flow and can remain viable for hours after onset of stroke
what diseases are thrombotic strokes associated with?
- HTN
- DM
- hyperlipidemia
thrombotic stroke is likely related to…
ruptured atherosclerotic plaques leading to platelet activation
embolic stroke originate from what source
extracranial
what diseases are embolic strokes associated with?
- afib
- cardiac valve disease
what is a hemorrhagic stroke
spontaneous rupture of a cerebral artery leading to loss of perfusion due to vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation and increased ICP
what is the MC cause of intracerebral hemorrhage
prolonged uncontrolled HTN
Causes of subarachnoid hemorrhage
- trauma
- AV malformation
- aneurysm
clinical presentation of a stroke
- weakness on one side
- facial droop
- visual changes
- auditory changes
- ataxia
- aphasia
- HA
most important piece of historical information
onset of symptoms
if onset is unknown…
symptoms onset is defined as the last time the patient was known to be normal
important history information for strokes
- anticoagulant use
- drug abuse
- trauma
- epilepsy
what should you look for on skin PE for stroke
- janeway lesions or osler nodes
- livedo retinularis
- purpura
what should you look for on HEENT PE for stroke
- retinal hemorrhages
- papilledema
What should be looked for on Cardiovascular PE for stroke
- irregular rhythm (cardiogenic emboli)
- carotid bruit (thrombotic etiology)
what should be looked for on respiratory PE for stroke
- abnormal breath sounds
- assessing for comorbid conditions
what should be looked for on neuro PE for stroke
you should do a full neuro exam
what is the national institutes of health stroke scale
- no stroke symptoms= 0
- minor stroke= 1-4
- moderate stroke= 5-15
- moderate to severe stroke= 16-20
- severe stroke= 21-42
you should aim to keep the patient’s o2 sat over …
94%
what are the urgent workups for stroke
- fingerstick glucose
- CT w/o contrast
goal is to complete the CT within how long of arrival for stroke patients
25 min
how will a brain bleed appear on CT
lighter than the brain tissue
if the CT is negative, what further imaging could you do?
MRI
what is the treatment of a stroke
- ABC’s
- NPO