|
Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Stroke, Ischemic
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Carotid circulation, Vertebrobasilar circulation, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Prognosis, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
.
Topics Discussed: ischemic stroke.
Excerpt: | |  Ophthalmic artery occlusion
| | – Symptomless in most – May produce amaurosis fugax—sudden and brief loss of vision in one eye |
Anterior cerebral artery occlusion distal to junction with anterior communicating artery | | – Weakness and cortical sensory loss in the contralateral leg and sometimes mild proximal arm weakness – May see contralateral grasp reflex, paratonic rigidity, and abulia (lack of initiative) or frank confusion – Urinary incontinence is not uncommon – Bilateral infarction is likely to cause marked behavioral changes and memory disturbances – Unilateral occlusion proximal to the junction..."
The content above is only an excerpt.
For full access, log into an existing user account below,
purchase an annual subscription, or
purchase a short-term subscription to the complete website.
|
|
|
|
Or
|
|
|
|
|
|