MCA Flashcards
1
Q
1st motor cortex and internal capsule
A
contralateral paresis UE/face > LE
2
Q
1st sensory cortex and internal capsule
A
contralateral sensory loss UE/face > LE
3
Q
Broca’s area
A
Motor speech impairment
4
Q
Wernicke’s area
A
Receptive speech impairment
5
Q
Broca’s and Wernicke’s
A
global aphasia
6
Q
Parietal sensory association cortex (non dominant)
A
Perceptual deficits: unilateral neglect, depth perception, spatial relations
7
Q
Premotor or parietal cortex
A
Apraxia
8
Q
Optic radiation in internal capsule
A
visual deficits
9
Q
Frontal eye fields or descending tracts
A
loss of conjugate gaze opposite side
10
Q
Upper portion of posterior limb of internal capsule
A
Pure motor hemiplegia (lacunar stroke)
