Assessing a Stroke Patient

Dr R S MacWalter

Assessing a Stroke Patient

What kind of stroke is it?

What kind of stroke is it?

Can you tell which part of the brain is damaged?

Common Types of Infarct

TACI =  Total Anterior Circuilation Infarction

LACI = Lacunar Infarction 1

LACI = Lacunar Infarction 2

PACI = Partial Anterior Circulatio  Infarction

POCI = Posterior Circulation Infarction

Stroke evaluation - 1 History

Stroke evaluation - 2 Examination

Stroke evaluation - 3 Exmaination

Stroke evaluation - 4 Neurological Assessment

Stroke evaluation - 5 Investigation