Stroke Classification Flashcards
What does tacs stand for
Total anterior circulation stroke
What does pacs stand for
Partial anterior circulation syndrome
What does pocs stand for
Posterior circulation syndrome
What does lacs stand for
Lacunar syndrome
What is tacs
Large cortical stroke in middle and anterior cerebral artery areas
What is pacs
Cortical stroke in middle and anterior cerebral artery areas
What is pocs
Cerebellar or brainstem syndrome
What is lacs
Subcortical stroke
Signs of tacs
All three of:
Unilateral weakness of face arm and leg
Homonymous hemianopia
Higher cerebral dysfunction
Sign of pacs
Two of:
Unilateral weakness of face arm and leg
Homonymous hemianopia
Higher cerebral dysfunction
Sign of pocs
One of:
Loss of consciousness
Isolated homonymous hemianopia
Sign of lacs
One of:
Unilateral weakness of face and arm, arm and leg, or all three
Pure sensory stroke
Ataxic hemiparesis
