Flashcards in Stroke Deck (16):
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Transient Ischemia Attack (TIA) vs. Stroke
TIA is transient neuro dysfunction from focal ischemia w/out acute infarction (tissue death)
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Worldwide Stroke Burden
Highest stroke incidence/new cases in low-middle income countries, highest prevalence in developed nations
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Stroke Incidence Race/Gender
B and H have higher than W
Men have higher incidence, but more older women so more stroke cases are actually women
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2 Main Types of Stroke
Ischemic - 80%
Hemorrhagic - 20%
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2 Kinds of Hemorrhagic Strokes
Intracerebral hemorrhage (60%, substance of brain, small b.v.s)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (40%, aneurysm bursts causing bleeding along surface)
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4 Kinds of Ischemic Stroke
Atherthrombotic Cerebrovascular Disease (20%)
Lacunar (25%, small vessel disease)
Embolism (20%)
Cryptogenic (30%, unknown)
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ESUS
Embolic stroke of undetermined source
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3 Treatment for SAH
Reduce rebleeding risk w/ early surgical clipping or endovascular coiling
Reduce delayed ischemia
Reduce hydrocephalus (ventriculostomy)
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2 Main Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (and major sign)
Focal problems more common
Hypertension -> small vessel disease
Amyloid Angiopathy
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2 Treatment for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
BP control
Reduce bleeding (reverse anticoags)
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6 Infarct Subtype Classifications
Extracranial artherosclerotic (EATH)
Intracranial artherosclerotic (IATH)
Lacunar small vessel (LAC)
Cardioembolic (CEMB)
Conflicting mech (CONF)
Cryptogenic (CRYPT)
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4 Requirements for Ischemic Stroke Workup
Brain imaging: Head CT/MRI
Extracranial vascular imaging: Carotid doppler/angiogram and shit
Intracranial vascular imaging
Cardiac assessment
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2 Mechs for Artherosclerosis Cerebral Infarction
Hemodynamic - fluid failure
Embolism - a. 2 a.
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Atrial Fibrillation
Most common arrythmia, common cause of cardiac embolism -> cerebral infarction
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Brain Image of Small Vessel Disease -> Cerebral Infarction
Focal, deep infarct sparing surface
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