Types of Strokes
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit (RIND)
- Ischemic
- Thrombotic
- Atherosclerosis
- Embolic
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Hemorrhagic
- Severe Hypertension
Left Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Side to Side Discrimination
- Aphasia
- Agraphia
- Slow Performance
- Aware of Deficits
- Anxiety
- Depression
Right Hemisphere Stroke Assessment
- Opposite Side Weakness (Hemiplegia)
- Poor Proprioception
- Disoriented to Person, Place, Time
- Can't Recognize Faces (Prosopagnosia)
- Loss of Judgement and Awareness
- Impulsiveness
- Personality Changes
- Tonal Hearing Loss
Basilar Artery Stroke Assessment
- Brainstem Structures
- Lateral Corticospinal and Corticobulbar Tracts
- Locked-in Syndrome
- Motor Dysfunction
- Preserved Vertical Eye Movements
Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Stroke Assessment
- Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery
- Lateral Pontine Syndrome
- Decreased Facial Pain and Temperature Sensation
- Facial Muscle Weakness
- Decreased Taste from Anterior 2/3 of Tongue
- Deceased Salivation and Lacrimation
- Nystagmus and Hearing Loss
- Horner Syndrome
- Ataxia
- Decreased Body Pain and Temperature Sensation
Epidural Hematoma
- Middle Meningeal Artery Rupture
- Temporal Bone Fracture
- Hematoma Between Skull And Dura Mater
- Transtentorial Herniation
- Lucid Interval
- Lens-shaped on CT
- Does Not Cross Suture Lines
- Craniotomy
Subdural Hematoma
- Tear of Bridging Veins
- Slow Bleeding, Over Time
- Subdural Space
- Crescent-shaped on CT
- Crosses Suture Lines
- Midline Shift
- Elderly
- Whiplash
- Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Bleeding into Subarachnoid Space
- Trauma
- Aneurysm Rupture
- AVM Rupture
- Vasospasm causes Ischemia
- "Worst Headache Of My Life"
- Noncontrast Head CT
- Lumbar Puncture
- Angiography
- Surgery
- Blood Pressure Control
- Intracranial Pressure Control
- Nimodipine for Vasospasm Prophylaxis