Stroke types

Question 1

What are features of anterior cerebral artery stroke?

Answer 1

Contralateral hemiparesis
Sensory loss
Lower worse than upper

Question 2

What are features of middle cerebral artery stroke?

Answer 2

Contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss- upper worse than lower
Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
Aphasia

Question 3

What are features of Weber syndrome- posterior cerebral artery stroke?

Answer 3

Ipsilateral CNIII palsy
Contralateral weakness of upper/lower extremity

Question 4

What are feature of posterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke? (known as Wallenberg)

Answer 4

Ipsilateral facial pain and temp loss
Contralteral- limb/torso pain and temp loss
Ataxia
Nystagmus

Question 5

What are features of anterior inferior cerebellar artery stroke?

Answer 5

Wallenber
Ipsilateral facial paralysis and deafness

Question 6

What are features of retinal artery stroke?

Answer 6

Amaurosis fugax

Question 7

What are features of basilar artery stroke?

Answer 7

Locked in syndrome