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72yo male, acute right Hemiparesis and right facial droop (Stroke Mimics…
72yo male, acute right Hemiparesis and right facial droop
Hemorrhage - headache, altered mental status, seizures, nausea and vomiting, and/or marked hypertension - otherwise the site of the lesion is similar stroke
Supratentorial hemorrhage (85%)
- contralateral sensory or motor deficits
- aphasia
- neglect
- gaze deviation
- hemianopia.
Infratentorial hemorrhages
- signs of brainstem dysfunction
- cranial nerve abnormalities
- ataxia
- nystagmus
- dysmetria
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Diagnositic Tools
CT scan can near-perfectly detect haemorrhage but not small,recent ischaemia
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Gradient-echo T2-weighted susceptibility MRI is as sensitive as CT for acute haemorrhage and more sensitive for previous haemorrhage
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