Ischemic Stroke

Question 1

Sudden onset of focal neurologic deficits lasting for more than 24 hour which is vascular in origin

Answer 1

Ischemic Stroke

Question 2

Neurologic deficit is less than 24 hours

Answer 2

Transient Ischemic Attack

Question 3

Imaging or neuropathological evidence of CNS infarction, WITHOUT A HISTORY of acute neurological dysfunction attributable to the lesion.

Answer 3

Silent CNS Infarction

Question 4

There is a blockade of an artery by either a thrombus or an embolus

Answer 4

Ischemic stroke (Infarct)

• accounts for 70% of stroke

Question 5

Occurs when the blood vessel bursts or ruptures

Answer 5

Hemorrhagic stroke

Question 6

In-situ blockade of a medium to large-size or small artery

Answer 6

Thrombotic Infarct

Question 7

An infarct of a small size artery

Answer 7

Lacunar stroke

Question 8

Blockade of an artery by an embolus, usually originating from the heart, or proximal blood vessel

Answer 8

Embolic Infarct

Question 9

An embolus that comes from the heart

Answer 9

Cardioembolic stroke

Question 10

The most frequent stroke subtype

Answer 10

Atherothrombic stroke

Question 11

Most common cause of cardioembolic stroke in the elderly

Answer 11

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Question 12

Normal CBF

Answer 12

50-55mL/100g/min

Question 13

Ischemic core (Infarcted)

Answer 13

Less than 7mL/100g/min

Question 14

Ischemic penumbra

Answer 14

7-22mL/100g/min

Question 15

Oligemia CBF

Answer 15

25-50mL/100g/min