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Question 1

Contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss, lower extremity > upper

Answer 1

anterior cerebral artery

Question 2

Contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss, upper extremity > lower
Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
Aphasia

Answer 2

middle cerebral artery

Question 3

Contralateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing
Visual agnosia

Answer 3

posterior cerebral artery

Question 4

Ipsilateral CN III palsy
Contralateral weakness of upper and lower extremity

Answer 4

Weber’s syndrome (branches of the posterior cerebral artery that supply the midbrain)

Question 5

Ipsilateral: facial pain and temperature loss
Contralateral: limb/torso pain and temperature loss
Ataxia, nystagmus

Answer 5

Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (lateral medullary syndrome, Wallenberg syndrome)

Question 6

Symptoms are similar to Wallenberg’s (see above), but:
Ipsilateral: facial paralysis and deafness

Answer 6

Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (lateral pontine syndrome)

Question 7

Amaurosis fugax

Answer 7

retinal/opthalmic artery

temporary loss of vision in one or both eyes due to a lack of blood flow to the retina. T

Question 8

‘Locked-in’ syndrome
complete paralysis of voluntary muscles, except for those that control the eyes

Answer 8

basilar artery