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Acute Stroke Flashcards

1
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How long does a focal injury to the CNS have to last in order to fit the criteria for a stroke

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> 24 hours

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What are the two main causes of a stroke.

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Infarction
Haemorrhage

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What are clinically silent strokes?

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When there is evidence of CNS injury on neuroimaging but no neurological deficit

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What is a transient episode of neurological dysfunction - caused by focal brain, spinal cord or retinal ischaemia - without acute infarction?

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TIA

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How long do TIAs last?

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<24 hours

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What are the RF for stroke?

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What is a focal neurological deficit?

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A problem with nerve, spinal cord or brain function that affects a specific location (e.g. right arm, left face) or speech, vision or hearing.

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What are the biggest risk factors for stroke?

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Age
Hypertension
AF

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9
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What percentage of Ps with stroke have AF?

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20%

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10
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If a P has AF and doesn’t have anticoagulation, how does this increase their stroke risk?

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increased x5

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11
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Which risk score is used to determine the risk of stroke in Ps with AF?

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CHADVASC

(CHA2DS2VASc)

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12
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What is the rough proportion of ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes?

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Roughly - 4/5ths are ischaemic and 1/5th are hemorrhagic

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13
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What are the main causes of ischaemic stroke?

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Large artery atherosclerosis 20%
Cardioembolism 20%
Small vessel disease 25%

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Name 4 types of ischaemic stroke

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Total anterior circulation infarction (TACI)

Partial anterior circulation infarction (PACI)

Posterior circulation infarction (POCI)

Lacunar infarction

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How do TACI and PACI present - which arteries are normally involved.

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Both can present with hemiplegia +/- hemisensory loss, hemianopia, higher cerebral dysfunction (aphasia, neglect)

TACI - usually ICA or MCA occlusion

PACI - usually a branch artery occlusion

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How does a POCI present?

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Altered consciousness
Cerebellar or brain stem syndromes
Hemianopia

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18
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How does different cerebral anatomy affect patients?

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Means that different types of strokes may present differently if the anatomy is different.

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What are the clinical features of an anterior circulation stroke?

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What are the clinical features of a posterior circulation stroke?

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22
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What are the clinical features of a lacunar infarct?

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Because lacunar infarcts are small - you often get an isolated deficit.

23
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Name three types of intra-cerebral haemorrhage

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Deep cerebral haemorrhage - often small and associated with HT

Lobar haemorrhages - usually larger

Cerebellar haemorrhage

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25
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What are the RF for intra-cerebral haemorrhage?

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Hypertension
AVM
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy

26
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How do intra-cerebral haemorrhages present?

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Often severe stroke sx
Often headache and reduced LOC
Can have rapid progression - may decompensate in front of you.

27
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What is the prognosis of an intra-cerebral haemorrhage?

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50% mortality at 1m

28
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How do we diagnose a stroke?

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29
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What questions do we need to ask in a Hx for stroke?

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30
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What exams do we do for stroke Ps?

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ABCDE
GCS
Neurological exam - deficit?
NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

31
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What imaging can be done for suspected stroke?

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Non-contrast CT
CT Angiogram
CT perfusion
MRI

32
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What things can mimic a stroke?

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33
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How are acute ischaemic strokes managed?

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34
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What anti-platelet tx is given for acute ischaemic stroke?

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35
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What is the window for thrombolysis?

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4.5 hours within symptom onset

36
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What are the criteria for thrombectomy?

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37
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How is intra-cerebral haemorrhage managed?

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38
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What supportive management can be given for stroke?

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39
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Which is the most commonly ordered scan for stroke?

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Non-contrast CT

40
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What is CT angiography used for in stroke Ps?

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To identify Ps suitable for thrombectomy

41
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What is cerebral amyloid angiopathy?

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Amyloid is deposited in the blood vessels predisposing to haemorrhage and various congenital conditions

42
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Which artery do most strokes affect?

A

Middle cerebral artery

43
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What is the most common thrombolysis Tx?

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IV Alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator)

Total dose = 0.9mg/kg (max 90mg)

44
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The infarcted region is surrounded by a swollen ischaemic area that doesn’t function but is structurally intact. What is this called?

What happens to this area following thrombolysis?

A

Ischaemic penumbra

It can regain function following revascularization after thrombolysis (if lucky)

45
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When is thrombolysis CI?

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Rapidly improving stroke
Minor sx
Persistent HT
Pregnancy
Platelets <100k
Glucose <2.8 or >26.2
INR >1.7 on warfarin
PTT raised on heparin
Stroke or head trauma in past 3m
Prior Hx of intracranial haemorrhage
Major surgery in past 14 days
LP in last 7 days

46
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What percentage of Ps who have TIAs will go on to have strokes?

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30% - 1/3 of these in the first year

47
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What pathology is associated with significant risk of recurrent stroke during the weeks following a TIA or stroke?

How is it treated?

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High-grade symptomatic carotid stenosis

Carotid endarterectomy or carotid stenting

48
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Which is the most common location for an intracerebral haemorrhage?

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Putamen (35-50%)

49
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What are the clinical features of subarachnoid haemorrhage?

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Sudden, very severe headache (often occipital)

Associated vomiting, photophobia & neck stiffness

Seizures

Altered consciousness or coma

Beware sentinel headaches - 1-2w prior to the major bleed

50
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When scanning for blood on CT - is it immediately visible?

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No = may not be visible in the first 12 hours, often have to rescan

51
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What is the cause of a subarachnoid haemorrhage?

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An intracranial aneurysm (dilation of a cerebral BV which ruptures)

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53
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What lines the ventricles?

What does this produce?

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Choroid plexus

Produces CSF

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