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Total anterior circulation infarct

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ICD-9-CM
  
433.1

Total anterior circulation infarct

A 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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