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OBJECTIVES
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F.A.S.T.
FACE ARMS
Ask person to smile. Ask person to raise both arms.
Warning sign: one side moves Warning: one arm does not move or
different than the other there is a drift in one
SPEECH TIME
Ask per to repeat a simple sentence. Find out when the last observed well
Warning: unable to speak or slurred time is.
speech
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Cincinnati, 2007
INTRODUCTION TO STROKE
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American Heart Association, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2011
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STROKE STATISTICS
AGE
About 10% occur in 18-50 year olds.
HEREDITARY
RACE
(Increased incidence in African Americans and Asians)
Gender
Prior Stroke, TIA, or Heart Attack
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RISK FACTORS
PRIMARY STOKE PREVENTION
MODIFIABLE:
Hypertension
Cigarette Smoking
Diabetes Mellitus
Carotid Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart failure, CAD
Sickle Cell Disease
High Cholesterol
Poor Diet
Physical Inactivity
Obesity
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UNDERSTANDING STROKE-LESS DOCUMENTED RISKS
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ESTIMATED PACE OF NEURONAL LOSS IN LARGE VESSEL STROKE
Neurons Accelerated
Lost Aging
Stroke 2006;37:263
MEET YOUR NEXT STROKE
VICTIM…
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RECOGNIZING STROKE
SYMPTOMS
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PRE-HOSPITAL STROKE CHECKLIST
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IMMEDIATE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES
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STROKE ASSESSMENT TOOLS
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NIHSS
Migraine
Seizure Stroke
Multiple Sclerosis
Radiculopathy
15% Intracerebral
Hemorrhage (ICH)
87% Ischemic
Stroke (IS)
3% Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage (SAH)
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VASCULAR ANATOMY/TERRITORY
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ARTERIAL WALL
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LEFT OR RIGHT BRAIN
DOMINANCE
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COMMON PATTERNS OF
NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS
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EFFECTS OF STROKE
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ISCHEMIC STROKE
Embolic Thrombotic
Blood clot or plaque forms in the body Fatty deposits develop in the lining
and travels through the blood stream of the blood vessel wall which
to the brain. narrows the blood vessel.
Maximal at onset, MCA most
commonly involved, may be associated Stuttering or progressive course.
with seizures. Sensitive to BP fluctuations.
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MENINGES
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BASIC ANATOMY
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MENINGEAL LAYERS
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MORE ANATOMY
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INTRACRANIAL LARGE
ARTERY STENOSIS
Under studied
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CAROTID STENOSIS
Carotid Angioplasty ?
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Warfarin effective
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UGLY
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LACUNAR DISEASE
Rx Antiplatelet agents
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RIGHT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY INFARCTION
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STROKE TREATMENT… THE PAST!
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OPEN THE ARTERY FAST!
What Options???
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator for
Acute Ischemic Stroke.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders;
Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group.
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CONTRAINDICATIONS: IV T-PA
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RADIOLOGIC EVIDENCE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE
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ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTION
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CONCENTRIC CLOT RETRIEVAL
DEVICE
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MERCI
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PENUMBRA
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TREVO
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SOLITAIRE
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CLOT RETRIEVALS
RETRIEVED
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HUGE CLOT
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APM0115/A/2312, 2005-12
“TICI”
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TICI
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HYPERTENSION
JAMA. 2013.284427
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ANTITHROMBOTICS
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CIGARETTE SMOKE
Doubles the risk of ischemic stroke
Ischaemic stroke and combined oral contraceptives: results of an international, multicentre, case-
control study: WHO Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease and Steroid Hormone
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DYSLIPIDEMIA
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DIABETES
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
TIA is caused by a clot; the only difference between stroke and TIA is that with
TIA the blockage is temporary (transient). Most last less than five minutes,
with average duration one minute.
Circulation 2006;113:409-449
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200,000-500,000 Americans with TIAs / year
15% of Strokes with history of TIAs
5% stroke in 2 days
8.6% in 1 week
12% in 30 days
10% in 90 days
29% in 6 months
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TIA WORKUP
-Hospitalization
-At least a CT head
-Labs and EKG
-Consider MRI/MRA
-Carotid / Vertebral A. Dopplers
-2D Echocardiogram w/bubble
-Aspirin 325mg /day OR
PLAVIX
-Anticoagulation in A-fib
-Consider CEA
carotid grade 70-99% stenosis
?angioplasty
-Target BP < 120/70
-Cholesterol<200 and LDL < 100
-Alcohol: Limit to 1 drink / day
-Smoking: Cessation
-Diabetes: Tight control (<124mg/dl)
-Exercise: 3 time per week
-Harmful to continue OCP/HRT
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ICH
ICH results from bleeding of a vessel directly into the brain substance.
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ICH SECONDARY TO HTN
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TYPES AND LOCATION OF ICH
- Hypertensive ICH
- putamen
- thalamus
- pons
- cerebellum
- Lobar Hemorrhage
- Vascular malformation
-Iatrogenic
-Tumors
-Trauma
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SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
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PRESENTATION
The premonitory symptoms may represent small leaks ("sentinel bleed") or expansion of
the aneurysm.
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SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
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SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
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INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE WITH EDEMA
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EPIDURAL
HEMATOMA
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FEVER AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME
THE COPENHAGEN STUDY
Lancet. 1996;347:422–425
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DECOMPRESSIVE HEMICRANIECTOMY
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Temperature and Neurologic Injury
Fever Hypothermia
Accelerates Injury Preserves Tissue
37°
41° 36°
39° 34°
33º
38°
37°
Tissue Preservation 32º
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ALSIUS COOLING CATHETER
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EMS HYPOTHERMIC SYSTEM!
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SURGICAL CLIPPING ANEURYSM
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CLIP LIGATION
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Endovascular Coiling for aSAH
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PENUMBRA COIL
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ONYX
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THANK YOU!
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