Neuro Stroke

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TIA

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stroke that lasts less than 24 hours

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stroke with cocaine use

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ICH

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clinal course of smooth downhill progression over 6-8 hours

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ICH

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presentation of a left MCA

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aphasia and right hemiplegia

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maximal deficit at onset with improvement over next few hours

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embolic stroke

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types of thrombosis with cortical symptoms vs. no cortical symptoms

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large vessel vs. small vessel thrombosis

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disease associeated with berries

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polycystic kidney disease

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string sign

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long clot in ica that throws emboli to the retinal artery causing temporary blindness

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if a patient falls to the right where is his cerebellar lesion?

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right

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acute bland infarct appearance after 1 day to 1 weeks

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blurring of gray/white due to edema

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edema peaks

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2-4 days after stroke

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subacute phage

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macrophages enter and begin cavitation

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spheroids

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disrupted neuron where the axon has been damaged

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growth of new blood vessels occurs

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1-2 weeks out

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number 1 cause of stroke

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thrombus

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where does atherosclerosis form

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large caliber arteries such as circle of willis vertebral/basilar and extracranial carotid

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vessels most commonly affected by embolism

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medium caliber

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reperfusion is what pressure

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high

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man in a barrel syndrome is caused by

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watershed

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venous drainage all feeds into the

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superior sagital sinus

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can mimic a watershed infarct

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venous infarcts

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pressure of a SDH

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low

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charcot-bouchard aneurism pressure

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high

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most common place for a charcot-bouchard (htn)

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basal ganglia

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2nd most common place for charcot-bouchard

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pons

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Evolution of infarcts
acute
subacute
chronic

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acute
under 2 days = chromatolysis, eosionophilic neurons
2-4 days=neuronal necrosis, edema
3-5 days=macrophage influx
subacute 1 week-1 month
more macrophages
vascular proliferation
chronic=cavitation

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Most cases of stroke are

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ischemic

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in elderly population the most common cause/type of stroke is

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hypertensive ICH attributtible to amyloid angiopathy

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leading cause of ICH in the young

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cocaine

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most common type ICH

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hypertensive

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biconvex on CT

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EDH

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most common cause of SAH

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trauma

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2 common concerns with aneurysm

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vasospasm and hydrocephalus

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vasospasm occurs what time after stroke

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3 days

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risk factors for aneurysms

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smoking
polycystic kidney disease
HTN

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looks like a bag of worms and can be found in either the cerebrum or the spinal cord

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AVMs

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What percent cure rate for AVM radiosurgery

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80% for 2 years

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DAVF

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abnormal connetion between branches of the internal carotid and the transverse sinus

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DAVFs cause symptoms in the following ways:

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translate arterial pressure to the venous system
Pressure to the cerebral convexity to produce hemorrhage
Pulsatile tinnitus

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venous angioma

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medullary veins are deep in the cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum and spinal cord
get spiderweb appearence

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cavernous malformation

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popcorn appearence on MRI
overgrowth of endothelial cells

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thrombolytics must be given in what time frame

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first 3-4 hours

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region around ischemic core that will be kept alive for a time by collateral circulation during stroke

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penumbra

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hemiplegia and aphasia is called

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middle cerebral artery sign