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What is a stroke?

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The experience of persisting neurological
complications of cardiovascular disease

NOT A DIAGNOSIS

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What are the 3 main categories of a stroke?

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Haemorrhagic
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Infarct

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What are the 3 main types/causes of haemorrhage strokes?

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  • Structural abnormality
  • Hypertensive
  • Amyloid angiopathy
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Name the 3 main types of strokes that come under the heading of infarcts.

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  • Atheroembolic
  • Small vessel
  • Cardioembolic
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A TIA is more common than a stroke

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FALSE - a stroke is more common that a TIA

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Cerebrovascular strokes are more common than coronary vascular strokes

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TRUE

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1/3rd of all stroke presentations are stroke mimics. List some things that can mimic a stroke.

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  • Seizure
  • Sepsis
  • Toxic/metabolic
  • SOL
  • Syncope
  • Delirium
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Describe functional brain disease. What can it mimic?

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There is no brain disease but there is signs that the brain is malfunctioning
There will be no signs on a scan
Mimics a STROKE

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What score is used to diagnose strokes?

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THE ROSIER SCORE

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Indicate what different ROSIER results show.

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Score >0 Stroke is likely. Scores of =0 have low possibility of stroke but not completely excluded

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What two things cause you to lose a point in the ROSIER system?

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  • Loss of consciousness or syncope

* Seizure activity

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What 5 things cause you to gain a point in the ROSIER system?

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  • Asymmetric face weakness
  • Asymmetric arm weakness
  • Asymmetric leg weakness
  • Speech disturbance
  • Visual field defect
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What 4 things are needed to diagnose a stroke?

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  • Type
  • Size
  • Laterality
  • Cause
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What scan is good for seeing ‘new’ haemorrhagic stroke?

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CT

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What scan is good for seeing an haemorrhagic stroke after 2 weeks?

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MRI

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What scan is good for seeing an infarct stroke?

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MRI

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What colour does blood appear on a CT?

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WHITE

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What colour does an infarct appear on a CT? Why?

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BLACK - due to oedema and fluid

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A CT is not sensitive to blood after __ week?

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1

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What type of scan should be used to see blood after 1 week?

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MRI

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PACI

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Posterior anterior circulatory infarct

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TACI

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Total anterior circulatory infarct

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LACI

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Lateral anterior circulatory infarct

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POCI

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Posterior circulatory infarct

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What scan is always done first?
CT
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Describe TACS.
Contraleral motor/sensory loss (i.e hemiplegia involving 2 of: face, arm leg +/- hemisensory loss) Homonymous hemianopia Dysphagia, neglect
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What is the most severe type of stroke?
TACS
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What is 'neglect'?
Body loses awareness of the world
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Describe PACS.
2 of the 3 components of TACS OR * Isolated cortical dysfunction e.g dysphagia OR * Poor motor/sensory signs
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Describe LACS.
Lacunar infarcts are small infarcts in the deeper parts of the brain (basal ganglia, thalamus, white matter) and in the brain stem
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What causes LACS?
Caused by occlusion of a single deep penetrating artery Affect 2 any two of face arm and leg
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What type of stroke has the best prognosis?
LACS
33
Describe POCS.
* Cranial nerve palsies * Bilateral motor and/or sensory deficits * Conjugate eye movement disorders * Isolated homonymous hemianopia ANY 1 of: * Isolated homonymous hemianopia * Brain stem signs * Cerebellar ataxia
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95% of the population have a dominant ___ hemisphere?
LEFT
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What may a stroke affecting the left side of the brain cause?
Language problems | Often needs rehab
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What may a stroke affecting the right side of the brain cause?
Cortical events affecting spatial awareness | e.g neglect
37
In order of most to least common, list causes of Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Disease.
* Atheroembolism * Small vessel occlusion * Cardiac sources of embolism * Rarer ones
38
Outline the series of events (briefly) that lead to a cerebrovascular stroke.
1. Normal carotids 2. Diseased carotids with plaque 3. Thrombus occurs in carotid 4. Thrombus dislodges and travels to cerebral artery in the brain 5. Thrombus lodges in cerebral artery of the brain 6. STROKE
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What kind of imaging is good for seeing stenosis/clots in the carotid arteries?
MRI Angiogram | Doppler US
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What is done for micro bleeds?
Try reduce BP | MRI shows them
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What is Leukoaraiosis?
White matter disease
42
What is the most common cause of clots forming in the heart?
AF
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What type of stroke does AF cause?
Cardioembolic
44
Name 4 other problems that cause clots in the heart.
* Ventricular thrombus * MI * Rheumatic heart disease * Prosthetic valves
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What does AF cause?
5 fold increase in the risk of strokes
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How is AF investigated?
ECHO
47
Describe PFO (patent foramen ovale).
In the womb there is connection between atriums, after you are born the FO closes, in some people it remains open (PFO)
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What can PFO cause?
Strokes
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What should people with PFO be on long term? Why?
Aspirin | To prevent clot formation
50
What can happen due to arterial dissection?
Arteries tearing can result in a thrombus and produce a clot
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What can primary intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke) be due to?
* Hypertension | * Amyloid angiopathy
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What can secondary intracerebral haemorrhage (stroke)be due to?
* Arteriovenous malformation * Aneurysm * Tumour
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What can happen as a result of a haematoma?
The bleeding is continuous and expands, causing secondary haematoma due to oedema
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Give an example of a full stroke diagnosis.
“Its a Right Hemispheric, Cardioembolic, Partial Anterior Circulation Infarction”
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How is an ACUTE stroke managed?
``` Thrombolysis/thrombectomy Imaging Swallow assessment Nutrition and hydration Antiplatelets Stroke unit care DVT prophylaxis ```
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Outline secondary prevention for a stroke?
Medication Lifestyle Carotid surgery REHAB + RECOVERY
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When is the biggest benefit of thrombolysis?
The sooner it is given
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What are the 4 most common symptoms of a stroke (FAST)?
* Facial weakness * Arm weakness * Speech problems * Test all three symptoms
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DO NOT THROMBOLISE SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD A BLEED
TRUE
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What should always be done before thrombolysing someone? Why?
CT | - to exclude a bleed
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In the hyper-acute setting, a brain CT may be normal?
TRUE
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What is done if someone has a clot that is too big for thrombolysis?
THROMBECTOMY
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What investigations should be done for someone with a stroke?
``` Full Lipid Profile Blood Pressure Carotid Scan ECG Consider - 72 Hour ECG (or longer) and ECHO ```
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What is given in a stroke caused by an INFARCT?
ANTI - PLATELET | e.g Aspirin 300mg
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How long should you wait before giving 300mg Aspirin in someone who has been thrombolysed?
24 hours
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Who should never get Aspirin?
A patient with a bleed
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What is the secondary prevention for someone with a stroke caused by an infarct? For how long?
1st line: clopidogrel 2nd line: aspirin + dipyridamole LIFE LONG
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What is the ABC approach to stroke management?
``` Antithrombotic Therapy Antiplatelet Therapy Anticoagulant therapy Blood Pressure Cholesterol Diabetes Don’t Smoke ```
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How is dysphagia managed?
* Initial swallow screen
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What is done if initial swallow screen is abnormal?
Patient is referred to speech and language therapist
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What may a patient need if swallow is abnormal?
May need NG tube placement or textured diet and thickened fluids depending on swallow
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Outline the treatment of an ISCHAEMIC stroke.
1. Aspirin 300mg 2. Thrombolysis - tPA Secondary Prevention: 1. Cardioembolic / AF = Warfarin 2. Non-cardioembolic = Clopidogrel
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Outline the treatment of a HAEMORRHAGIC stroke.
* Anti-hypertensives (prevent compensatory inc. BP) * Fresh frozen plasma (reverse blood thinners) * Elevate back rest (reduce ICP to prevent mass effect)
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What type of drug is aspirin?
NSAID and anti-platelet

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