Neurology-Stroke Flashcards
1
Q
Stroke classification
A
Ischemic: (80%)
Hemorrhagic: (20%).
2
Q
Usual age of onset of epilepsy
A
Before 20
3
Q
Often, the underlying cause of epilepsy
A
is unknown.
4
Q
Ischemic Stroke
A
- Focal neurologic deficit lasting more than 24 hours
2. Irreversible cell death
5
Q
TIA
A
- Transient focal neurologic deficit
2. Lasts less than 24 hours, but typically only 10 to 60 minutes
6
Q
Typical length of TIA
A
10 to 60 minutes
7
Q
Ischemic stroke mechanisms
A
Large artery atherosclerosis Lacune (small-vessel disease) Cardiac embolism Arterial dissection Vasculitis Nonatherosclerotic vasculopathy Hematologic disorders/coagulopathy Watershed infarction Drug abuse Migraine Venous infarction
8
Q
Anticoagulation indications for stroke according to mechanism
A
- Cardioembolic stroke for primary or secondary prevention except for endocarditis
- APS
- Cerebral venous thrombosis
- Carotid/vertebrobasilar disease????
9
Q
CT: Lens-shaped bleed
A
Epidural
10
Q
CT: concave bleed
A
Subdural
