stroke and TIA

Question 1

what is a stroke

Answer 1

focal (occasionally global) neurological deficit of rapid onset due to a vascular cause

Question 2

what are the two types of stroke?

Answer 2

• ischaemic (80%)

- haemorrhagic

Question 3

clinical manifestations of a stroke in the middle cerebral artery

Answer 3

• hemiparesis (face and arm>leg)
• hemianaesthesiae
• dysphasia
• dyspraxia
• visual field defect

Question 4

clinical manifestations of a stroke in the anterior cerebral artery

Answer 4

-leg weakness

Question 5

clinical manifestations of a stroke in the posterior cerebral artery

Answer 5

• visual field defect (hemianopia)
• ataxia
• diplopia
• nystagmus
• dysarthria
• dysphagia
• facial weakness/numbess
• LOC