Neurology · Episode 1 · 11:59
Stroke Syndromes by Artery: 5 USMLE Step 1 cases you must know
A free video lesson by Aryan. Each case starts as an exam vignette: name it in 5 seconds, then learn the mechanism, a memory hook, the must-knows and the trap.
Stroke Syndromes by Artery: 5 cases you must know
Left MCA stroke · Right ACA stroke · Left PICA (Wallenberg) · Right PCA stroke · Lacunar infarct
Chapters
The 5 cases in this episode
- Left MCA stroke
- Right ACA stroke
- Left PICA (Wallenberg)
- Right PCA stroke
- Lacunar infarct
Memory hooks
- MCA: face, arm, speech
- ACA: leg, pee, personality
- Don't PICA horse that can't eat
- PCA: can't see the other side, macula spared
- Lacunar: pure motor, small vessel, high BP
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