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Stroke: Diagnosis

Description: Stroke is the sudden onset of neurological symptoms caused by cerebral ischemia (ischemic stroke) or hemorrhage (hemorrhagic stroke). The symptoms include sudden numbness or weakness (usually on one side of the body), visual impairment, loss of balance or coordination, and difficulty speaking or comprehending speech. This course will provide you with the background you need to understand the evaluation of patients with neurological symptoms, and the diagnositic tests used in assessment.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DIAGNOSIS
4. Objectives
5. Patient Presentations
6. Distinguishing Etiology and Location
7. Symptoms and Types of Lesions
8. Laboratory Tests
9. Differential Diagnoses
10. CT Scans
11. MRI and Angiography
12. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
13. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Describe the basic evaluation of a patient with acute neurological symptoms
List four conditions that are commonly mistaken for stroke
Describe how CT and MRI studies are used to evaluate stroke

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