Stroke Patterns

Question 0

Where is the lesion if there is left facial weakness and right body weakness?

Answer 0

Left pons

Question 1

Stroke in the medulla (wallenburg’s)

Answer 1

Ipsilateral facial numbness
Ipsilateral Horner's
Ipsilateral ataxia of limbs 
Contralateral diminished sensation
Dysarthria

Question 2

Stroke in the pons?

Answer 2

Facial nerve dysfunction

Ipsilateral Lower facial weakness and UE/LE weakness

Question 3

Where is the stroke if there is dyslexia, alexia, homo hemianopsia, memory deficits?

Answer 3

Posterior cerebral artery?

Question 4

Where is the stroke with hemianesthesia, hyperesthesia, athetosis, ballism, hemiparesis, dysasthesia?

Answer 4

Thalamic

Question 5

Where is the stroke if there is abulia, urinary incntinence, contralateral paresis in lower extremity?

Answer 5

Anterior cerebral artery