Neurology — Flashcards

Patients with a history suggestive of a stroke should have what inital investigations to rule out main differentials? _____ & ECG

Management of haemorrhagic stroke with no comorbidities: _____ and referral to stroke unit

Stroke patients with a 'hyperdense artery' on CT head are likely to have a _____ in this region

Losing consciousness is generally _____ in strokes, as they often affect a localised brain area

Hint: Common/Uncommon

Anticoagulants should not be restarted until _____ days since the onset of an ischaemic stroke

Initial management of ischaemic strokes within 4.5 hours: _____, thrombolysis (alteplase), statin (after 48hrs)

Previous intracranial haemorrhage, active bleeding, and uncontrolled HTN are all contraindications for _____

Hint: stroke management

The symptoms of a stroke lasts _____, whereas a TIA lasts <24 hours

Symptoms _____ completely resolve in patients who have had a TIA

Hint: Will/Will not

Which 2 screening tools can be used to aid stroke diagnosis? _____ & ROSIER score