Stroke; Roadside to Resus
The Resus Room
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The Anterior Circulation of a Stroke
Cerebral circulation is served by the internal carotid and anterior cerebral artery. The symptoms that you get of your stroke will depend on where that stroke occurs within that system. Symptoms include weakness or sensory loss affecting the contralateral arm, leg or one side of the face. You're also likely to get dysphyseal or dysarthria - difficulty expressing the words or a slurred speech. Don't forget the Danish: D stands for distaya coca anesia, A is ataxia, so affecting gait and posture,. N is for nice stagmus, I is for intention tremor, S is for sta... Oh, we're on it.
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