Ultimate Stroke Summary - Comprehensive and High-Yield Notes
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Course
9813
Institution
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Maximize your study efficiency with this Ultimate Stroke Summary, a meticulously organized and detailed document designed for both students and professionals in the medical field. This guide provides an exhaustive overview of stroke syndromes, covering essential topics such as ischemic stroke class...
Affected area: Med
frontal and parietal
corpus calossum
ganglia
Superior Division Lenticulo-striate arteries
Inferior Division
(Most common lacunar stroke)
Signs and Sym
Contralateral we
Affected lobe: Lateral frontal Affected area: Posterior Internal > Arm/face)
Affected lobe: Lateral Temporal Contralateral se
lobe + Superior parietal lobe capsule
lobe (Superior temporal gyrus) Abulia - Absenc
The vascular territory covers: The vascular territory covers: or the inability t
The vascular territory covers: decisively
Broca's area All fibers in the posterior limb
Wernicke's area Speech disturba
Primary motor cortex ➡️ of the internal capsule
Auditory cortex Transcortical m
Face and Arm
Optic radiations non-fluent, diffic
Primary somatosensory
➡️ Face and arm speech
Frontal eye field Transcortical m
speaking + com
impairment
Urinary incontin
Voluntary bladd
areas affected
Signs and Symptoms:
Signs and Symptoms: Contralateral homonymous
Contralateral weakness of the hemianopia (Optic radiations)
upper limbs and contralateral Contralateral upper
face (arms>legs) quadrantanopia (Meyer’s
Motor weakness in Lower 1/3 loop)
of the face Dominant hemisphere ->
Contralateral sensory loss Receptive Aphasia
(Arm, face or leg) (Wernicke’s area)
Dominant hemisphere ➡️ Non-Dominant hemisphere ->
Expressive Aphasia, problem Constructional Apraxia
in speech production (difficulty in motor planning
(Affects Broca’s area) despite understanding Signs and Symptoms:
Non-dominant hemisphere ➡️ instructions and having the - Contralateral motor and sensory
Contralateral Hemineglect physical capability) loss - upper and lower limb
- Ataxia - upper and lower limbs
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