All::Neurology::Diseases::Stroke
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Areas Effected
What symptoms would be expected from a Anterior cerebral artery territory stroke?
- Contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss
- lower extremity > upper
What symptoms would be expected from a Middle cerebral artery territory infarct?
- Contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss, upper extremity > lower
- Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
- Aphasia
What symptoms would be expected from a Posterior cerebral artery territory infarct?
- Contralateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing
- Visual agnosia
What symptoms would be expected from a Anterior inferior cerebellar artery territory infarct?
- Ipsilateral: facial pain and temperature loss, facial paralysis and deafness
- Contralateral: limb/torso pain and temperature loss
- Ataxia, nystagmus
What symptoms would be expected from a Retinal/ophthalmic artery territory infarct?
Amaurosis fugax
StrokeWhat symptoms would be expected from a Basilar artery territory infarct?
'Locked-in' syndrome
StrokeWhat symptoms would be expected from a Lacunar stroke?
present with either isolated hemiparesis, hemisensory loss or hemiparesis with limb ataxia
StrokeWhat symptoms would be expected from a branches of the posterior cerebral artery that supply the midbrain territory infarct? (Weber's syndrome)
- Ipsilateral CN III palsy
- Contralateral weakness of upper and lower extremity
What symptoms would be expected from a Posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory infarct? (Wallenberg syndrome)
- Ipsilateral: facial pain and temperature loss
- Contralateral: limb/torso pain and temperature loss
- Ataxia, nystagmus