mca - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/mca/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:18:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarct https://docneuro.com/middle-cerebral-artery-territory-infarct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=middle-cerebral-artery-territory-infarct Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:52:32 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/middle-cerebral-artery-territory-infarct/ The middle cerebral artery is the major supplier of blood to the cerebral cortex. It consists of 4 principal segments, M1-M4. M1 refers to the horizontal course of the artery from its origin at the supraclinoid internal carotid artery to the sylvian fissure. The M1 segment gives rise to medial and lateral lenticulostriate arteries which […]

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]]> Early Signs of Stroke on CT https://docneuro.com/early-signs-of-stroke-on-ct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-signs-of-stroke-on-ct Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:27:29 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/early-signs-of-stroke-on-ct/ Despite its poor sensitivity for detecting embolic strokes, head CT scan remains the initial imaging modality in the work up of suspected acute stroke. The rationale is to initially rule out hemorrhagic stroke and other intra-cranial hemorrhages, for which CT is the preferred imaging modality because of its sensitivity for detecting fresh blood and its […]

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