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Semin Neurol 2010; 30(1): 086-089
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245002
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Pearls: Stroke

Marcella A. Wozniak1
  • 1Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Publication Date:
01 February 2010 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The diagnosis of ischemic stroke continues to be a clinical one, although advances in neuroimaging have expanded our understanding of the correlation between clinical symptoms and neuroanatomical localization. Careful neurologic examination allows localization in both neuroanatomical and vascular space. Findings on neuroimaging are then correlated to assess their clinical relevance. Transient ischemic attack is recognized as a warning sign for impending vascular disease, but even less specific transient neurologic symptoms are associated with increased risk. Stroke can occur at any age. For women, the postpartum period is a time of elevated risk for arterial ischemic stroke.

KEYWORDS

Cerebral infarction - stroke - transient ischemic attack - subcortical infarction - nondominant - hemisphere - hemispatial neglect - NIH stroke scale - pregnancy complication

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Marcella A WozniakM.D. Ph.D. 

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Suite 300

Paca-Pratt Bldg., 110 S. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Email: mwozniak@som.umaryland.edu

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