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.