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PBL 2: Remediation Boogaloo > Neuro 10: Brain hemisphere circulation > Flashcards

Neuro 10: Brain hemisphere circulation Flashcards

1
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Cerebral hemisphere anterior circulation comes from

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Internal carotid

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Cerebral hemisphere posterior circulation comes from

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Vertebral arteries

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3
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Terminal branches of internal carotids

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anterior cerebral arteries (ACAs)
middle cerebral arteries (MCAs)

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4
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Putamen circulation source

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ACA

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5
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Caudate nucleus circulation source

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MCA

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6
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Thalmus circulation source

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PCA

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7
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Superior left MCA infarct signs

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Upper motor neuron right face and arm weakness

Broca’s aphasia (has trouble getting words out)

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8
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Inferior Left MCA infarct

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Wernicke’s aphasia (forms sentences that makes no sense). Right visual field defect. Usually no motor findings

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9
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Deep Left MCA infarct

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Right upper motor neuron hemiparesis

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10
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Left MCA Stem infarct

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Right hemiplegia, right hemiamnesthesia, aphasia,

left gaze preference

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Right superior MCA infarct

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Left face/arm weakness, left hemineglect

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Inferior Right MCA infarct

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Profound left hemineglect.
Left visual field and somatosensory deficits

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13
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Deep right MCA infarct

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Left motor hemiparesis

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Right MCA stem infarct

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Left hemiplegia, hemianesthesia, left hemineglect.

Right gaze preference.

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Left ACA infarct

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Right leg UMN weakness. Right leg cortical sensory loss.

Grasp reflex maybe

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Right ACA infarct

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Left leg UMN weakness. Left leg cortical sensory loss.

Grasp reflex maybe

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17
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Left PCA infarct

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Right homonymous hemianopia

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18
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Right PCA infarct

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Left homonumous hemianopia

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19
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Gaze preference side

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“looks towards lesion”

20
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ACA infarcts affect…

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Contralateral leg more than arm or face

21
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Watershed infarct

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Area between two arteries is most affected

22
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Man in barrel syndrome

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Proximal arm and leg weakness as a result of watershed infarct of ACA and MCA

23
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Carotid stenosis causes _________

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Watershed infarct of ACA-MCA

24
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TIA duration

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Typically 10 min

25
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Hemmorhagic conversion

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Ischemic stroke ruptures to become brain bleed

26
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Thrombotic vs embolic infarct

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Thrombosis: forms clot on blood vessel
Embolic: travels from elsewhere

27
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Lacunar infarct

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Small vessel infarct resembling lake

28
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Lypohyalinosis

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hypertension related changes in arterial walls

29
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Pure motor hemiparersis

A

UMN

30
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Ataxic hemiparesis

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UMN hemiparesis with additional ataxia

31
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Large MCA infarct common complication

A

Edema and mass swelling.

32
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Carotid dissection signs

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Patient may hear heartbeat and have ipsilateral Horner’s

33
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Vertebral artery dissection symptoms

A

Posterior neck and occipital pain

34
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Superficial veins drain into

A

superior sagital sinus

35
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Deep veins drain into

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Vein of galen

36
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All venous drainage from brain goes to

A

Internal jugulars

37
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Sagittal sinus thrombosis S/s

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Seizures, increased ICP, decreased LOC, headaches and papilledema

38
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Common subarachnoid hemmorhage locations

A

Origin or ACA, PCA or bifurcation of MCA

39
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Homonymous hemianopia

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Vision field deficits in same half of visual field on both eyes

40
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Hemianesthesia

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Loss of sensitivity to stimuli on one side

41
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Hemiplegia

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One sided paralysis

42
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Cortical sensory loss

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Loss of discriminative sensation

43
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Alexia without agraphia

A

Patient can write but cant read

44
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Medial geniculate lesion symptom

A

hearing loss

45
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Corpus callosum lesion symptom

A

alexia without agraphia

46
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Visual cortex lesion symptom

A

Homonymous hemianopia with macula sparing

47
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Thalmic infarct symptoms

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PURELY SENSORY

Contralateral homonymous hemianopia

Complete contralateral sensory loss

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