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  • March 31, 2024
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NPTE CVA
Middle Cerebral CVA - answer **Most common
- UE > LE involvement (contralateral)
- Loss of sensation in arm/face (contralateral)
- Homonymous hemianopsia (can occur)
- Aphasia/Apraxia (if L side CVA)
- Global Aphasia (if main stem of MCA affected)
Most common site of lesion for stroke - answer Middle Cerebral Artery
Contralateral UE > LE involvement with this type of stroke - answer Middle Cerebral Artery
Causes contralateral loss of sensation in hands/face - answer Middle Cerebral Artery
Aphasia/Apraxia is common with this type of stroke - answer Middle Cerebral Artery
Homonymous hemianopsia is common with this type of stroke - answer Middle Cerebral Artery
Anterior Cerebral CVA - answer - Rarely involved
- LE > UE involvement (contralat hemiplegia & sensory loss)
- May cause mental confusion, aphasia, and contralateral neglect
LE > UE involvement with this type of stroke - answer Anterior Cerebral Artery
This stroke my cause mental confusion, aphasia, and contralateral neglect is occurs on dominate side - answer Anterior Cerebral Artery
Posterior Cerebral CVA - answer - Persistent pain syndrome
- Contralateral pain/temp sensory loss
- Homonymous hemianopsia
- Aphasia
- THALAMIC PAIN SYNDROME
Which CVA causes thalamic pain syndrome? - answer Posterior Cerebral Artery
Vertebral-basilar CVA - answer - Usually results in death

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