stroke Flashcards
Total AC stroke involves which structures?
ACA
MCA
+/- Opth artery
Lacunar Strokes affect which areas of the brain?
Those supplied by lenticulostriate arteries
(pons/thalamus/hypothalamus
AC strokes produce hemiplgia on which side?
Movement follows what pattern?
contralateral
flaccid and arreflexic to hyperreflexic
Pt presents with hemianaesthesia of left leg, where is infarct?
Right ACA
Patient presents with hemianaesthesia of upper body, where is infarct?
MCA
Insognia (denial of one side of body) is symptom of damage to which area of brain?
post parietal cortex
integrates sensory info and inputs to motor areas
Homonymous Hemianopia is a sign of pathology in which vessel?
MCA
Language dysfunction is a sign of…
AC stroke
Insognia (denial of one side of the bpdy) indicates damage to which area of the brain?
post parietal cortex
Damage to dominant hemisphere can cause….
dyspraxia and aphasia
name 3 types of dyspraxia
ideomotor
ideational
limb - kinetic dyspraxia
what is brocas aphasia?
Impaired expression via spoken and or written language
what is Wernickes aphasia?
impaired comprehension of language
a pure motor or sensory hemiplegia is a symptom of what kind of stroke?
Internal capsule stroke
name 5 PCS signs/symptoms
bliateral Visual loss/diplopia
amnesia
dysarthria
unsteadiness
dysphagia
- medulla/pons
