Term
| left cerebral hemisphere stroke symptoms |
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Definition
right hemiparesis (arm, hand, face >leg)
right hemisensory loss
aphasia
(large) conjugate deviation of eyes to left; right hemianopia or hemi-inattention
(ICA) transient monocular visual loss |
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Term
| right cerebral hemisphere stroke symptoms |
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Definition
left hemiparesis (arm, hand and face >leg)
poor drawing and copying
neglect of left visual field
(large) conjugate deviation of eyes to right, left hemianopia
(ICA) transient right monocular visual loss |
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Term
| most common lesion sites for right/left hemisphere strokes |
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Definition
carotid artery occlusion
embolism to MCA (or its branches)
basal ganglionic ICHs |
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Term
lateral medullary stroke (Wallenburg)
symptoms |
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Definition
ipsilateral facial pain (or reduced pain and temperature sensation)
loss of pain and temperature in contralateral limbs/body
ipsilateral Horner's syndrome
nystagmus
incoordination of ipisilateral arm'
leaning and veering while sitting/walking with gait ataxia
(deep lesion) dysphagia and hoarsness |
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Term
| lesion location for WAllenburg stroke |
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Definition
| intracranial vertebral artery occlusion - lateral medullary stroke |
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Term
| bilateral pontine base and medial tegmentum stroke symptoms |
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Definition
quadriparesis
unilateral or bilateral conjugate gaze paresis (sometimes INO) or VIth palsy
(b/l tegmentum) coma |
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