Total anterior circulation infarct

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Total anterior circulation infarct
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The brain areas supplied by left anterior cerebral artery (represented in green color). An infarct to left anterior cerebral artery can damage these brain areas in part or full.
Specialty	Neurology

Total anterior circulation infarct (TACI) is a type of cerebral infarction affecting the entire anterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.

Total anterior circulation stroke syndrome (TACS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have suffered from a total anterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) to confirm the diagnosis.

It is diagnosed when it causes all 3 of the following symptoms:

• Higher dysfunction
  • Dysphasia
  • Visuospatial disturbances
  • Decreased level of consciousness
• Homonymous hemianopia
• Motor and Sensory Defects (≥2/3 of face, arm, leg)

For more information, see stroke.

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