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  2. Hemiparesis - Wikipedia

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    Pusher syndrome is a clinical disorder following left- or right-sided brain damage, in which patients actively push their weight away from the non-hemiparetic side to the hemiparetic side. This is in contrast to most stroke patients, who typically prefer to bear more weight on their nonhemiparetic side. Pusher syndrome can vary in severity and ...

  3. Partial anterior circulation infarct - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Lacunar stroke - Wikipedia

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    Pure motor stroke/hemiparesis (most common lacunar syndrome: 33–50%) posterior limb of the internal capsule, basilar part of pons, corona radiata It is marked by hemiparesis or hemiplegia that typically affects the face, arm, or leg of the side of the body opposite the location of the infarct.

  5. Cerebral infarction - Wikipedia

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    Depending on where the stroke is located in the brain, symptoms may start within minutes, or they make take hours to present themselves. Most strokes occur without warning. Some common symptoms include one sided weakness, facial paralysis or numbness, vision problems, trouble speaking, problems with walking and keeping balanced. A person can ...

  6. Hemispatial neglect - Wikipedia

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    For example, a stroke affecting the right parietal lobe of the brain can lead to neglect for the left side of the visual field, causing a patient with neglect to behave as if the left side of sensory space is nonexistent (although they can still turn left). In an extreme case, a patient with neglect might fail to eat the food on the left half ...

  7. Cerebellar stroke syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Left sided cerebellar stroke due to occlusion of a vertebral artery Cerebellar strokes account for only 2-3% of the 600,000 strokes that occur each year in the United States. [ 3 ] They are far less common than strokes which occur in the cerebral hemispheres .

  8. Stroke - Wikipedia

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    weakness in sternocleidomastoid muscle with inability to turn head to one side; weakness in tongue (inability to stick out the tongue or move it from side to side) If the cerebral cortex is involved, the central nervous system pathways can again be affected, but can also produce the following symptoms:

  9. Total anterior circulation infarct - Wikipedia

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    Total anterior circulation stroke syndrome (TACS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have had a total anterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) to confirm the diagnosis. It is diagnosed when it causes all 3 of the following symptoms: Higher dysfunction Dysphasia