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Neurology · Pattern recognition
Bamford (Oxford) stroke
4 findings. Cover the answers and work down the list — then flip it and predict the finding from the diagnosis.
All three of weakness, hemianopia and higher cortical dysfunctionTotal anterior circulation stroke (TACS)
Two of the three anterior featuresPartial anterior circulation stroke (PACS)
Cerebellar/brainstem signs or isolated hemianopiaPosterior circulation stroke (POCS)
Pure motor / pure sensory / ataxic hemiparesis, no cortical signsLacunar stroke (LACS)