Stroke (Lectures I & II)

Many patients that appear to have had a stroke haven't actually had a stroke, rather one of the 'stroke mimic' conditions which present similarly to a stroke. Which of the below 'stroke mimic' conditions is by far the most prevalent?

The [blank_start]Rosier[blank_end] score is the scoring system used to diagnose Stroke.

The most severe type of stroke is diagnosed once a patient shows the following symptoms: Hemiplegia involving at least two of face, arm and leg Homonymous Hemianopia Cortical signs such as Dysphasia What is this syndrome called?

Infarcts that occur in the deeper parts of the brain such as the basal ganglia and thalamus cause a condition called ...

Which type of stroke causes the following: - Cranial nerve palsies - Bilateral motor and/or sensory deficits - Conjugate eye movement disorders - Homonymous hemianopia

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Atrial fibrillation typically causes which type of stroke?

What is the most common cause of haemorrhagic stroke?

If a Stroke patient presents within [blank_start]4.5 hours[blank_end] of the start of the stroke and a haemorrhagic cause has been excluded, they should be thrombolysed using [blank_start]Alteplase[blank_end].

All people presenting with acute stroke who have had a diagnosis of primary intracerebral haemorrhage excluded by brain imaging should, as soon as possible but certainly within 24 hours, be given

The CT scan shows the earliest sign of an infarct of which artery?

Cardioembolic Strokes are caused by [blank_start]red[blank_end] thrombi which are [blank_start]fibrin[blank_end] dependant and thus should be treated with [blank_start]anticoagulants[blank_end] such as [blank_start]Heparin[blank_end] Atheroembolic Strokes are caused by [blank_start]white[blank_end] thrombi which are [blank_start]platelet[blank_end] dependant and should thus be treated by [blank_start]antiplatelets[blank_end] such as [blank_start]Aspirin[blank_end]