Stroke

Question 0

How many people have stroke a year?

Answer 0

130000

Question 1

% of ischaemic strokes

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

What conditions can mimic a stroke

Answer 2

Epilepsy
Hypoglycaemia
Brain tumour
Migraine
Encephalitis
Cerebral abscess
Subdural haematoma

Question 3

What is expressive dysphasia?

Answer 3

Understanding preserved but can’t convey

Question 4

Where is lesion in expressive dysphasia?

Answer 4

Brocas

Question 5

Where is lesion in receptive dysphasia

Answer 5

Wernickes

Question 6

What is receptive aphasia?

Answer 6

Can’t understand, food salad

Question 7

What is dysarthria?

Answer 7

Facial muscle dysfunction

Question 8

Signs of parietal lobe damage?

Answer 8

Sensory neglect (can't feel bilateral at same time)
Visual neglect
Agnosia
Dysgraphathesia
Dyspraxia

Question 9

When should thrombolysis be done?

Answer 9

Less than 3 hours

Question 10

Treatment of stroke

Answer 10

Thrombolysis
Aspirin 300mg for 2 weeks then 75mg thereafter
IV paracetamol
IV metaclopramide

Question 11

What is central post stroke pain?

Answer 11

Brain recognises slight sensations as pain
8%
Begins a month after stroke

Question 12

What is dejerine roussy syndrome?

Answer 12

Unexplained unilateral pain
Excessive unilateral weight
Unilateral hot cold

Question 13

Lacs?

Answer 13

Motor/sensory deficit only

Question 14

Pacs?

Answer 14

2 out of:
Motor/sensory deficit
Cortical dysfunction
Hemianopia

Question 15

TACS?

Answer 15

All of:
Motor/sensory deficit
Higher cortical dysfunction
Hemianopia

Question 16

Pocs?

Answer 16

Isolated hemianopia
Brain stem signs
Cerebellar ataxia

Question 17

Which type of stroke is most serious

Answer 17

TACS