focal neurologic sign

Etiology

• stroke
• transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Clinical manifestations

• motor dysfunction:*
  • dysarthria
    • slurred speech
    • aphasia
  • muscle weakness
    • hemiparesis
    • clumsiness
  • ataxia
  • cranial nerve palsies
    • dysphagia
• sensory dysfunction:*
  • numbness
  • paresthesias
  • blindness
    • monocular blindness (same side)
    • homonymous hemianopia (opposite visual field)
  • loss of balance
  • vertigo
  • diplopia

* motor & sensory dysfunction not exclusive.

More general terms

• neurologic sign/symptom; neurologic deficit