Cerebro vascular accident (CVA )

Q1: What are the common causes of CVA?

Cerebrovascular disease can be

Q2: What is the consequence to occlusion of cerebral vessel?
Q3: What are the available imaging procedures and their utility for the evaluation of CVA?
Q4: What are the advantages and disadvantages of CT?
Q5: What are the advantages and disadvantages of MRI?
Q6: Does a normal CT or MRI rule out stroke?

Q7: What are the imaging findings of stroke ?

Acute Stroke (up to 7 days):

Sub acute Infarct (1 to 8 weeks):

Old Infarct:

Q8: Once CVA is confirmed, You must attempt to confirm the pathophysiology behind the CVA.
Q9: What do you expect to assess from the imaging procedures in the evaluation of CVA?
Q10: Describe the evolution of changes in CT following CVA.
Q11 What are the CT findings of plain infarct?
Q12: What are the CT findings of hemorrhagic infarct?

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