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Endocarditis
AF
MI
Prosthetic valves

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[stroke]: Where in the brain does a ‘watershed/boundary zone’ stroke occur (not a brain area )

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Infarct in the area between the supply of two arteries (i.e. decreased blood supply).

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[stroke]: When does a ‘watershed/boundary zone’ stroke occur

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Sharp drop in BP (sepsis)

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CADASIL

Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy)

+ rare inherited disorder
+ thickening of the walls of small- and medium-sized blood vessels blocks the flow of blood to the brain

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Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts & leucoencephalopthy

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NOTCH3

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Carotid artery

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Carotid bruit
high homocysteine
Syphilis
increased clotting

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Lacunar
Brainstem

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Basal ganglia
internal capsule
Thalamus
Pons

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Consciousness/cognition is unaffected

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Brainstem

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Brainstem

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ABBC TNA

Airway
BP, pulse, ECG
Blood glucose (4-11)
CT/MRI (urgent)
Thrombolysis
NBM
Antiplatelet

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Aortic dissection
encephalopathy

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4.5 hrs

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Alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator)

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Major infarct/haemorrhage on CT
Neuro-deficit
recent birth/surgery/trauma/uncompressible puncture
AVM/aneurysm
Previous CNS bleeds
Anticoagulants/
seizures

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post. cerebral

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anterior cerebral
middle cerebral

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Medial
frontal

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Anterior cerebral

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Bilateral ant. cerebral artery

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Middle cerebral

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Contralateral homonymous hemianopia.

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Dysphasia (disorder of language)

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visuo-spatial disorders (gets lost/ cannot dress)

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Macula receives collateral blood supply from the middle cerebral artery.

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Vertebro-basilar (i.e. not carotid)

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vertebral
posterior inferior cerebellar

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vertigo
vomiting
dysphagia
ipsilateral ataxia
soft palate paralysis
ipsilateral horners
analgesia ipsilateral on face, contra on body.

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one vertebral
posterior inferior cerebellar

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subclavian artery stenosis

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Subclavian steal syndrome

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Subclavian steal syndrome

6. Neurology (Medical Knowledge) (24 decks)

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