PCA Stroke Syndrome Flashcards
1
Q
Striate cortex of occipital lobe or optic radiations
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visual field cuts: homonymous hemianopsia, macular sparing, quadrantanopsia
2
Q
medial temporal lobe
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loss of short term memory formation and emotional changes
3
Q
ventral stream of vision in occipital lobe + temporal association cortex
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visual agnosia: loss of object recognition
prosopagnosia: loss of face recognition
4
Q
VPL of thalamus
A
sensory impairments, thalamic pain syndrome
5
Q
posterior thalamus
A
contraversive pushing and neglect
sensory loss or paresthesia
6
Q
subthalamic nucleus
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hyperkinetic movements
7
Q
superior midbrain
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supranuclear gaze palsy
sluggish pupillary reflexes
