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