Anterior Circulation Stroke: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

carotid artery territory ischemic stroke, major hemispheric syndrome, middle cerebral artery stroke, MCA stroke, MCA syndrome, anterior cerebral artery stroke, ACA stroke, lacunar stroke, reperfusion, anterior circulation stroke

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Alison Elizabeth Baird, MBBS, PhD, MPH, FRACP, Professor of Neurology and Physiology/Pharmacology, Director of Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Alison Elizabeth Baird, MBBS, PhD, MPH, FRACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, Australian & New Zealand Association of Neurologists, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Society for Neuroscience, Stroke Council of the American Heart Association, and Stroke Society of Australasia
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Draga Jichici, MD, FRCP, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology and Critical Care Medicine, McMaster University, Canada
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Howard S Kirshner, MD, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director, Vanderbilt Stroke Center; Program Director, Stroke Service, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Neurology, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Howard S Kirshner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National Stroke Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tennessee Medical Association
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Helmi L Lutsep, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University; Associate Director, Oregon Stroke Center
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