Damage to Vasculature (Lecture #14)

Question 1

embolic stroke

Answer 1

clot from another area travels to brain and causes blockage

Question 2

thrombotic stroke

Answer 2

clot forms locally and causes blockage

Question 3

blockage of lenticulostriate artery causes

Answer 3

(pure motor hemiparesis) face, arm, and LE weakness on one side

Question 4

blockage of thalamoperforate artery causes

Answer 4

(pure sensory stroke) loss of sensation in face, arm, and LE

Question 5

blockage of what artery will cause loss of vision in L eye only

Answer 5

R opthalamic

Question 6

blockage of what artery will cause weakness of LE, face, UE on R side

Answer 6

L lenticulostriate

Question 7

blockage of what artery will cause L homonymous hemianopsia and no other findings

Answer 7

R PCA

Question 8

blockage of what artery will cause gaze preference to L, Broca’s aphasia, R lower face weakness, R UE weakness

Answer 8

L MCA, superior division

Question 9

what artery is the lenticulostriate a branch off of

Answer 9

MCA

Question 10

what artery is the thalamoperforate a branch off of

Answer 10

PCA