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What is mortality from stroke?

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20%

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What is definition stroke?

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acute neuro dysfunction of vascular origin with sudden [seconds] or rapid [hrs] occurence of symptoms and signs coresponding to involvement of focal areas of brain

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What are two main types of stroke?

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ischemic and hemorrhagic

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What are risk factors for stroke?

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  • HTN
  • heart disease
  • previous stroke
  • diabetes
  • carotid bruit
  • smoking
  • oral contraceptives
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What are non-modifiable risk factors for stroke?

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hispanic and african american
diabetes
male gender
over age 55

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What diseases should you think if you see sudden onset persistent focal deficit?

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  • ischemic stroke
  • intracerebral hemorrhage
  • partial seizure
  • tumor or abscess with bleed
  • hypoglycemia
  • MS
  • migraine
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What is ischemic stroke?

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blood supply to focal part of brain interrupted, brain cells deprived of glucose and oxygen

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What are major causes of ischemic stroke?

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  • small or large artery thrombus

- embolus

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What is acute treatment for ischemic stroke?

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thrombolysis

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What are the 5 categories of ischemic stroke?

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  • large artery atherosclerosis
  • embolism
  • small vessel disease
  • stroke of other determined etiology
  • stroke of undetermined etiology
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What are lacunar infarcts?

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small infarcts defined by small size, typically in deep structure such as internal capsule, basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem

secondary to chronic hypertension

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What happens if you have lesion of either frontal lobe?

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intellectual impairment
personality change
urinary incontinence
hemiparesis

if left = broca’s aphasia

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What is effect of lesion to left temporo-parietal?

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alexia
agraphia
wernicke's aphasia
right-left disorientation
homonymous field defect
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What is effect of lesion to right temporal?

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confusional state
failure to recognize faces
homonymous field defect

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What is effect of lesion to either parietal?

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contralateral sensory loss or neglet
agraphaesthesia
homonymous field defect

if right:

  • dressing apraxia
  • failure to recognize faces

if left:
limb apraxia

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What is effect of lesion to occipital?

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visual field defects
visuospatial defects
disturbance of visual recognition

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What areas of brain affected by MCA [middle cerebral artery] stroke?

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motor cortex of upper limb and face

sensory cortex of upper limb and face

temporal lobe [wernicke]; frontal lobe [broca]

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What are symptoms of MCA stroke?

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contralateral paralysis - upper limb and face

contralateral loss of sensation – upper and lower limb and face

aphasia – if in left hem [dominant]
hemi- neglect – if in right hem

– posterior frontal, temporal, parietal lobes

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What are symptoms of ACA stroke?

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contralateral paralysis – lower limb

contralateral loss of sensation – lower limb

[sensory + motor cortex involved]

– frontal pole, mesial frontal lobe

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Between ACA and MCA stroke which has more leg paralysis/sensation loss?

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MCA!

Arm = ACA
leg = MCA
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What are symptoms of lenticulo-striate artery stroke?

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contralateral hemiparesis/ hemiplegia

= common location of lacunar infarcts secondary to chronic HTN

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What are signs of left [dominant] cerebral hemisphere stroke?

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aphasia
left gaze preference
right visual field deficit
right hemiparesis
right hemisensory loss
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What are signs of right [non-dominant] cerebral hemisphere stroke?

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neglect = left hemi-inattention
right gaze preference
left visual field deficit
left hemiparesis
left hemisensory loss
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What are symptoms of internal carotid artery occlusion?

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  • produces ACA and MCA symptoms
  • preceded by amarosis fugax = monocular visual loss due to temporary reduction in retinal artery/opthalmic artery/ciliary artery blood flow = curtain coming down on vision
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What are symptoms of posterior cerebral artery stroke?

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contralateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing

if dominant = get alexia without agraphia

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What is alexia?

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acquired dyslexia = cant understand writing

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What happens if stroke affecting PCA bilaterally?

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anton’s syndrome = cortical blindness = pt blind but unaware of deficit

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What part of brain is affected if PCA stroke?

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occipital lobe

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What are symptoms of basilar artery stroke?

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have: preserved consciousness and blinking, quadriplegia, loss of voluntary facial, mouth, tongue movements

== locked-in syndrome

30
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Do emboli more frequently cause stroke in posterior or anterior circulation?

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anterior circulation

thus –> most posterior circulation strokes due to thrombi

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What are symptoms of PICA stroke?

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wallenberg [lateral medullary] syndrome –> N/V, headache ataxia, ipsilateral paralysis of tongue, dysphagia, hoarseness, decreased gag reflex, ipsilateral horner syndrome, lost pain and temp sensation from ipsilateral face and contralateral body

don’t pick a [PICA] horse [hoarseness] that can’t eat [dysphagia]

32
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Nucelus ambiguus effects are specific to which artery lesion?

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PICA lesion

“Don’t pick a [PICA] horse [hoarseness] that can’t eat [dysphagia]”

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What part of brain is affect by PICA stroke?

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lateral medullar [vestibular nuclei, lateral spinothalamic tract, spinal trigeminal nucleus, nucleus ambiguus]

34
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What types of artery strokes will cause acute cerebellar infarction?

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PICA, AICA, SCA

can develop life-threatening edema

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What is a carotid artery dissection?

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separation of layers of artery wall supplying blood to head and brain
blood can enter separation between layers –> cause occlusion and ischemia

can be spontaneous or traumatic

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What are symptoms of carotid artery dissection?

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headache
neck pain
horners syndrome
transient vision loss
ischemic stroke
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What are signs of anterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke?

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lateral pontine syndrome
- N/V, paralysis of face, decreased lacrimation, salivation, taste from anterior 2/3 tongue, corneal reflex, ipsilateral horner syndrome, ipsilateral hearing loss

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Facial nucleus effects are specific to which artery lesion?

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AICA lesion

“facial droop means AICA’s pooped”

39
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lateral pontine syndrome comes from which type of artery lesion?

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AICA

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lateral medullary syndrome [wallenberg] occurs with which type of artery lesion?

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PICA

41
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medial medullary syndrome occurs with which type of artery lesion?

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ASA

42
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What are signs of anterior spinal artery stroke?

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medial medullary syndrome 
- contralateral hemiparesis [upper and lower limbs]
- decreased contralateral proprioception
ipsilateral hypoglossal dysfunction
--> tongue deviates ipsilaterally
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What specific lesions in ASA stroke common?

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commonly bilateral

- caused by infarct paramedian branches of ASA and vertebral arteries

44
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What part of brain affected by ASA stroke?

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lateral corticospinal tract
medial lemniscus
caudal medulla [hypoglossal]

45
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What is a transient ischemic attack [TIA]?

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reversible focal dysfunction –> usually lasts minutes but defined as < 24 hrs [stroke = more time]

46
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What usually causes a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

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trauma,
ruptured aneurysm [berry, marfans]
arteriovenous malformation

47
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What happens in subarachnoid hemorrhage?

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  • rapid time course
  • “worst headache of life”
  • —> neck stiffness, neck pain, light intolerance, N/V
  • bloody or yellow spinal tap
  • 2-3 days after –> risk of vasopasm due to blood breakdown and rebleed
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What do you see with subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT?

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subarachnoid blood in sulci

intraventricular blood layering in posterior horn of lateral ventricle

49
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How do you treat subarachnoid hemorrhage?

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surgical emergency

- cerebral angiography, aneurysmal clipping/ interventional coiling

50
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What usually causes mycotic aneurysm

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infection, bacteremia, septic embolization

51
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What is charcot-bouchard?

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microaneurysm
associated with chronic HTN
affects small vessel [lenticulostriates]

52
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Where does berry aneurysm usually occur?

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branch point in circle of willis

–> junction anterior communicating artery and anterior cerebral artery

53
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What are risk factors for aneurysm?

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chronic HTN, smoking, family history

54
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How do you treat aneurysm?

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surgical emergency

55
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What is intracerebral hemorrhage?

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occurs when blood vessel in brain parenchyma ruptures –> accumulation blood within brain tissue

56
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WHat are most common sites for intraparenchymal hemorrhage?

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thalamus
basal ganglia
internal capsule
pons
cerebellum
 == charcot-bouchard of lenticulostriate vessels

but can also be lobar

57
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What commonly causes lobar hemorrhages [not subcortical]?

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amyloid angiopathy

58
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What causes intraparenchymal/intracerebral hemorrhage?

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systemic hypertension
amyloid angiopathy
vasculitis
neoplasm

59
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What are complications of reversible cebreal vasoconstriction syndrome [RCVS]?

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  • TIA
  • ischemic stroke
  • intracerebral hemorrhage
  • berry aneuryism
60
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Does early ischemic infarct show on CT?

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may not!

61
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When do you treat stroke with tPA [tissue plasminogen activator]?

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  • if within 3-4.5 hr of onset and no hemorrhage/risk of hemorrhage
62
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Are most strokes ischemic or hemorrhagic? most common cause?

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mostly ischemic

mostly due to clot occluding an artery

63
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What is treatment at < 3 hours after stroke?

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IV tPA [tissue plasminogen activator]?

64
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What is treatment at 3-6 hrs after stroke?

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IA tPA

combination bridging IV /IA tPA

65
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What is treatment at > 6 hrs after stroke?

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mechanical clot extraction

66
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What are potential drawbacks of IV thrombolysis?

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  • reperfusion injury
  • risk of ICH
  • low rate recanalization
  • high rate reocclusion
67
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What are benefits/drawbacks of IA [intra-arterial] thrombolysis?

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benefits: greater freq of recanalization, can use lower dose of thrombolytic, deliver agent directly to site of occlusion
drawbacks: additional risks of angiogram, increased “door to needle” time

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