Atrial fibrillation Mechanical prosthetic valve Left atrial appendage thrombus Left ventricular thrombus Anterior wall MI Endocarditis Aortic sclerosis Dilated cardiomyopathy PFO /atrial septal aneurysm Atrial flutter Mitral stenosis Aortic dissection…
Figure 7-1 Reversible cerberal vasoconstriction syndrome. A 58-year-old female that presented with acute severe headache and vision changes. Axial FLAIR image (a) shows T2 hyperintense lesions in the bilateral parieto-occipital…
Figure 4-1 DWI sequence demonstrating left ACA territory infarct in a patient that presented with right leg weakness Contralateral leg > arm weakness and numbness Loss of voluntary control of micturition Recurrent…
0–3 h 3–4.5 ha ICH/SAH/SDH on head CT 0–3 h criteria PLUS History of ICH Age > 80 Surgery/head trauma or major stroke in last 3 months History of DM and prior…
Hematologic Hemodynamic Congenital heart disease Trauma Vasculopathy Vasculitis Sickle-cell disease Hypotension Arrhythmia Blunt instrument Moya Moya Meningitis Polycythemia Endocarditis Transient cerebral arteriopathy Varicella infection Rheumatic valve disease FMD SLE …
Figure 3-1 Arterial anatomy Endothelium Single layer of cells lining the inner wall of arteries forming an interface between blood and tissue Modulates tone, growth, hemostasis, and inflammation Tunica Intima…
Figure 6-1 Pathway of cerebral ischemia Reduction in blood flow: Cerebral ischemia develops when CBF is reduced to <22 ml/100 g/min <10 ml/100 g/min leads to infarct Energy failure: Diminished…
Figure 12-1 Ophthalmic artery vascular anatomy OA passes into orbit through optic canal where it travels with the optic nerve Gives off central retinal artery (first branch) and posterior ciliary…
Disease Gene Inheritance Mechanism Clinical features CADASIL NOTCH3 AD Small vessel Migraine with aura, cognitive deficits CARASIL HTRA1 AR Small vessel disease Alopecia, cervical/lumbar spondylosis Cerebral amyloid angiopathy APP (Dutch…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Hardik P. Amin and Joseph L. Schindler (eds.)Vascular Neurology Board Review10.1007/978-3-319-39605-7_20 20. Stroke Systems of Care Hardik P. Amin1 and Joseph L. Schindler2 (1) Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, Associate…
