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A high score corresponds to a greater risk of stroke, while a low score corresponds to a lower risk of stroke. The CHADS 2 score is simple and has been validated by many studies. [ 2 ] In clinical use, the CHADS 2 score (pronounced "chads two") has been superseded by the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score ("chads vasc" [ 3 ] ), which gives a better ...
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e. the parenchyma), into its ventricles, or into both. [3] [4] [1] An ICH is a type of bleeding within the skull and one kind of stroke (ischemic stroke being the other).
Partial anterior circulation infarct (PACI) is a type of cerebral infarction affecting part of the anterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.. Partial anterior circulation stroke syndrome (PACS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have had a partial anterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) to confirm the ...
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The most common stroke that causes Wernicke's Aphasia is an ischemic stroke affecting the posterior temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere of the brain. [14] "The middle cerebral arteries supply blood to the cortical areas involved in speech, language and swallowing.
In 2003, the AHA and the American Stroke Association created the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke program. [79] It is a voluntary registry that hospitals can use to receive the latest scientific treatment guidelines. [80] The program also collects data on patient characteristics, hospital adherence to guidelines, and patient outcomes. [79]
The family of Matt Pinfield, the radio host and former MTV VJ who suffered a massive stroke that left him hospitalized in January — is involved in a legal battle over his conservatorship.