STEP 1 Neuro Flashcards
Motor cortex—upper limb and face.
MCA
Sensory cortex—upper limb and face.
MCA
Temporal lobe (Wernicke area); frontal lobe (Broca area).
MCA
Aphasia if in dominant (usually left) hemisphere. Hemineglect if lesion affects nondominant (usually right) side.
MCA (Temporal lobe (Wernicke area); frontal lobe (Broca area)
MCA (Temporal lobe (Wernicke area); frontal lobe (Broca area)
Aphasia if in dominant (usually left) hemisphere. Hemineglect if lesion affects nondominant (usually right) side.
Contralateral loss of sensation— upper limb and face.
MCA (Sensory cortex—upper limb and face)
MCA (Sensory cortex—upper limb and face)
Contralateral loss of sensation— upper limb and face.
Motor cortex—upper limb and face. Artery and deficit?
MCA
Contralateral paralysis—upper limb and face.
Striatum, internal capsule.
lenticulo-striate artery
Contralateral hemiparesis/ hemiplegia.
lenticulo-striate artery (Striatum, internal capsule.)
Common location of lacunar infarcts, 2° to unmanaged hypertension.
lenticulo-striate
Motor to lower limb
ACA
Sensory to lower limb
ACA
Contralateral loss of sensation— lower limb.
ACA (sensory to lower limb)
Contralateral loss of motor - lower limb
ACA (motor to lower limb)
ipsilateral Horner syndrome
PICA; sympathetics
ataxia, dysmetria (undershoot/overshoot positioning)
PICA; inferior cerebellar peduncle
Middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles.
AICA
gag reflex decreased
PICA (nucleus ambiguus)
pain and temperature sensation from ipsilateral face and contralateral body
PICA; lateral spinothalamic tract and spinal trigeminal nucleus
Lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome symptoms
Vomiting, vertigo, nystagmus; pain and temperature sensation from ipsilateral face and contralateral body; dysphagia, hoarseness,gag reflex; ipsilateral Horner syndrome; ataxia, dysmetria.
Sturctures involved in PICA stoke (wallenberg syndrome)
Lateral medulla—vestibular nuclei, lateral spinothalamic tract, spinal trigeminal nucleus, nucleus ambiguus, sympathetic fibers, inferior cerebellar peduncle.
Lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome.
PICA