Stroke Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is a stroke?
This is the sudden onset of neurolo
How can public awareness be increased?
What are some common symptoms of stroke?
What are the 2 different types of stroke?
What is an ischaemic shock?
What is haemorrhage shock?
What are the pathophysiological features in a shock?
How can shock be classified?
What is the blood supply to the brainstem?
What is total anterior cerebral circulation syndrome (TACS)?
What is partial anterior circulation syndrome?
What is posterior circulation syndrome?
What is lacunar syndrome/ stroke?
What are lacunar infarcts?:
What are watershed infarcts?
What is a spinal watershed?
What are adolescent/ childhood strokes?
What is a transient ischaemic attack?
What is amaurosis fugax?
How can suspected stroke be managed?
What is diffusion weight imaging?
What is the outcome of stroke likely to be?
