In the acute phase, there may be a gaze preference toward the side of the lesion.4,5 Occlusion of the MCA is typically an embolic phenomenon, as opposed to the thrombotic process, which usually causes occlusions of the more proximal parts of the internal carotid.6,7 View article Neurologic...
autoantibodies that target the body's own antigens.Case presentation:A 16-year-old female presented at the emergency room with a right-sided lip droop and subsequently developed symptoms consistent with a malignant hemispheric infarction, including altered consciousness, hemiplegia, and forced gaze ...
A simple 3-item stroke scale: comparison with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and prediction of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Stroke. 2005;36:773-776.Mesnil de Rochemont R, Lanfermann H, Sitzer M, Neumann-Haefelin T. A simple 3-item stroke scale: comparison with the ...
She was found to have a left facial droop, partial right-sided gaze preference, left hemianopia, and spastic left hemiparesis. A CT scan of the head without contrast showed two previous middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory cerebral infarctions with an acute right MCA occlusion at the origin...
Approximately 15% of patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke have tandem lesions, defined as severe stenosis or occlusion of the cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) ipsilateral to an intracranial occlusion of the ICA or middle cerebral artery (MCA)....
Comparison of eight prehospital stroke scales to detect intracranial large-vessel occlusion in suspected stroke (PRESTO): A prospective observational study. Lancet Neurol. 2021, 20, 213–221. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Martinez-Gutierrez, J.C.; Chandra, R.V.; Hirsch, J.A.; ...