BRAINSTEM STROKE

Course overview

BRAINSTEM STROKE IS THE MOST LETHAL FORM OF ALL STROKES. BOTH HEMORRHAGIC AND ISCHEMIC BRAINSTEM STROKES ACCOUNT FOR A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ON THE GLOBAL FRONT. AN ISCHEMIC FORM HAS A HIGHER INCIDENCE COMPARED TO ITS HEMORRHAGIC BRAINSTEM COUNTERPART. KNOWLEDGE PERTAINING TO BRAINSTEM STROKE SYNDROMES IS PRUDENT FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TIMELY MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE BETTER CLINICAL OUTCOMES. AN ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF ANATOMY, PHYSICAL EXAMS, RADIO IMAGING, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ARE PIVOTAL DURING THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BRAINSTEM INFARCTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ASSESSING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.