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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

History and Symptoms

  • Detailed history may suggest the underlying cause for ischemic stroke. The symptoms of a stroke are related to the anatomical location of the damage; nature and severity of the symptoms can therefore vary widely
Vessel involved Site of infarction History and symptoms
Anterior cerebral artery [1][2]
  • Rare

Superficial branch

Right ACA[1][2]

Left ACA[1][3]

  • Right sided motor weakness- contralateral lower limb
  • Right sided sensory loss-contralateral lower limb
  • Transcortical motor aphasia(non fluent)[2][3]
  • Mutism
  • Contralateral grasp and sucking reflex (physical exam finding)
  • Disorganized thinking
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Behavioral abnormalities

Deep branches (medial lenticulostriate, Heubner's artery)[4][5]

Middle cerebral artery[7]
  • Most common site of infarction
  • Right superficial division (RSD)
  • Motor cortex (left head,neck and arm)
  • Sensory cortex (left head, trunk and arm)
  • Left superficial division (LSD)

Classical lacunar syndromes[13][14][15]

  • Pure motor stroke
  • Pure sensory stroke
  • Ataxic hemiparesis
  • Mixed sensorimotor stroke
  • Dysarthria clumsy hand syndrome
Posterior cerebral artery
  • Cortical branches
Right PCA
  • Ganglionic branches
Vertebrobasilar artery
  • Difficulty maintaining balance
  • Vertigo
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Tremors
  • Thalamus
  • Occipital cortex

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kumral E, Bayulkem G, Evyapan D, Yunten N (2002). "Spectrum of anterior cerebral artery territory infarction: clinical and MRI findings". Eur J Neurol. 9 (6): 615–24. PMID 12453077.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alexander MP, Schmitt MA (1980). "The aphasia syndrome of stroke in the left anterior cerebral artery territory". Arch Neurol. 37 (2): 97–100. PMID 7356415.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 den Heijer T, Ruitenberg A, Bakker J, Hertzberger L, Kerkhoff H (2007). "Neurological picture. Bilateral caudate nucleus infarction associated with variant in circle of Willis". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 78 (11): 1175. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.112656. PMC 2117617. PMID 17940169.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mendez MF, Adams NL, Lewandowski KS (1989). "Neurobehavioral changes associated with caudate lesions". Neurology. 39 (3): 349–54. PMID 2927642.
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  7. Lemieux F, Lanthier S, Chevrier MC, Gioia L, Rouleau I, Cereda C; et al. (2012). "Insular ischemic stroke: clinical presentation and outcome". Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2 (1): 80–7. doi:10.1159/000343177. PMC 3492997. PMID 23139684.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Fridriksson J, Fillmore P, Guo D, Rorden C (2015). "Chronic Broca's Aphasia Is Caused by Damage to Broca's and Wernicke's Areas". Cereb Cortex. 25 (12): 4689–96. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhu152. PMC 4669036. PMID 25016386.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Henderson VW (1985). "Lesion localization in Broca's aphasia. Implications from Broca's aphasia without hemiparesis". Arch Neurol. 42 (12): 1210–2. PMID 4062622.
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  11. Bang OY, Heo JH, Kim JY, Park JH, Huh K (2002). "Middle cerebral artery stenosis is a major clinical determinant in striatocapsular small, deep infarction". Arch Neurol. 59 (2): 259–63. PMID 11843697.
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  13. Arboix A, Martí-Vilalta JL (2009). "Lacunar stroke". Expert Rev Neurother. 9 (2): 179–96. doi:10.1586/14737175.9.2.179. PMID 19210194.
  14. Melo TP, Bogousslavsky J, van Melle G, Regli F (1992). "Pure motor stroke: a reappraisal". Neurology. 42 (4): 789–95. PMID 1565233.
  15. Tei H, Uchiyama S, Maruyama S (1993). "Capsular infarcts: location, size and etiology of pure motor hemiparesis, sensorimotor stroke and ataxic hemiparesis". Acta Neurol Scand. 88 (4): 264–8. PMID 8256570.

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