Knowledge
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Describe
common signs/symptoms of TIAs that are seen with ischemia in
carotid territory |
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Describe
two mechanisms that may explain transient monocular blindness. |
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List 4 of the major
signs and symptoms seen after occlusion of the MCA stem in the language-dominant
and in the non-dominant hemisphere, and relate each to damage in
a specific neuroanatomic structure. |
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Clinical Applications
and Reasoning |
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Explain
how occlusion of the extracranial carotid artery can produce several
different patterns of neurologic deficits (or in some cases, none
at all). |
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Compare
and contrast the patterns of clinical findings seen after occlusion
of the superior MCA division in the language-dominant vs the non-dominant
hemisphere. |
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Compare
and contrast the patterns of clinical findings seen after occlusion
of the inferior MCA division in the language-dominant vs the non-dominant
hemisphere. |
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Clinical Applications
to Patient Education |
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Develop points that
you could use in explaining to a patient how he or she might personally
experience a TIA produced by temporary occlusion of carotid branches. |
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