Vascular disorders Flashcards
systemic hyperperfusion is caused by
global cerebral ischemia
Ischemia at what area causes greatest risk of systemic hypoperfusion
Watershed zone between ACA and MCA
signs of systemic hypoperfusion
Low BP
pallor
sweating
man in a barrel syndrome
anterograde amnesia
intention tremor
nystagmus
ataxia
morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
12-24 hours
Red neurons:
eosinophilic cytoplasm
pyknotic nuclei
loss of Nissl Bodies
morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
1-3 days
Neutrophilic Infiltration
morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
3-7 days
microglia infiltration and phagocytosis
phagocytes have foamy lipid cytoplasm
morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
1-2 weeks
Reactive gliosis by astrocytes
Vascular proliferation around necrotic areas
morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
>2 weeks
Glial scaring by astrocytes
Macroscopic morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
1 week to 1 month
Liquifactive necroisis
Macroscopic morphology of global cerebral ischemia at
>1 month
Cystic cavity surrounded by a wall of dense glial fibers
What causes a stroke
focal cerebral ischemia
Types of ischemic stroke
Embolic
Thrombotic
Associations of an Embolic Ischemic stroke
Afib of the left atrium
Myocardial aneurism
Bacterial endocarditis
Atheroemboli
Cardiac shunts
Cause of thrombotic ischemic stroke
atherosclerosis
Morphology of thrombotic ischemic stroke
hyaline arteriolosclerosis
Associations of thrombotic ischemic stroke
HTN
DM
Lacunar infarcts
Presentation of hypertensive hemorrhages
Lacunar infarcts
slit hemorrhages
hypertensive encephalopathy
cause of hypertensive hemorrhage
malignant HTN
Acute Morphology of hypertensive hemorrhage
central core of clotted blood surrounded by a rim of brain tissue showing axonic neuronal and glial changes, as well as edema
Chronic morphology of hypertensive hemorrhage
- cavitary destruction with a rim of brownish discoloration
- After edema resolves, hemosiderin and lipid-laden macrophages appear eith proliferation of reactive astrocytes
Location of a pure motor lacunar infarct
posterior limb of internal capsule