Infectious Causes of Stroke: COVID-19 and Thromboembolic Events
Abstract Although infection-related stroke is not a new topic, recent SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic has caused a widespread media coverage on this topic. Claims and...
Category: CVA
Posture and Balance: Neural Correlates of Postural Instability after Stroke and Other Movement Disorders
Abstract This paper explores the neural correlates of posture and balance after stroke, and provides visual examples of postural instability in a patient with watershed...
The Neuroscience of Motor Control: Optimal to Pathologic Motor Performance
Abstract In humans, movement requires a well-coordinated control of sensory and motor mechanisms, yet mundane tasks such as walking or sitting upright could drastically be...
Hemostasis, Coagulation and Thrombolytics in Stroke: The link Between the Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Systems
Abstract Thrombolysis is the current standard of care for ischemic stroke. In order to better understand its underlying mechanisms, a closer look at the basic...
Clinical Exam: Neurological Examination and Stroke Localization
Abstract Stroke is a syndrome, an umbrella term for a group of different symptoms based on the location of ischemia, hemorrhage, or inadequate perfusion. In...
Stroke, Vascular Territories, and Individual Variabilities in Collateral Circulation
Abstract The brain relies heavily on a continuous supply of oxygenated blood. All neurological pathologies with vascular origins show a unique pattern based on...
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Introduction The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is probably the most widely used assessment tool for determining the severity of stroke on neurological...
Neuro Exam: Clonus
Introduction Clinically, muscle tone is assessed by judging the resistance of a patient’s limb to passive stretch. Damage to the descending motor pathways that terminate...
Nuero Exam: Post-Stroke Hemiplegic Gait
One of the main characteristic features of post-stroke gait, is the hemiparetic or hemiplegic gait. It is important to note, that in acute settings, patients...