A 62-year-old male presented with dysarthria, contralateral hemisensory loss, and contralateral weakness, concerning for possible MCA stroke. However, close examination revealed the hemiparesis to be ataxic in nature. Imaging revealed a left PCA P2 segment occlusion and lacunar infarction of the ...
FLAIR hyperintense vessel (FHV; Fig. 1) number and site estimate the volume and site of hypoperfusion. We hypothesized that FHV rating in the right parietal cortex would contribute to VCN.#A series of 256 consenting acute stroke patients (82 LH and 174 RH) completed a neglect task with 30...
BACKGROUND: Stringent transcranial Doppler (TCD) criteria for diagnosing occlusion are needed for more reliable TCD performance at bedside in the acute stroke setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: At three academic stroke centers, we performed TCD examination for patients with symptoms of cerebral ischemia ...
MRA done during his first stroke showed left MCA long segment luminal narrowing. DSA done during initial stroke showed complete occlusion of superior division of left MCA with collateral flow from left anterior ...