The mallet finger is a stable injury. If the patient presents with lack of active extension of the DIP joint, then splinting of the finger in extension or slight hyperextension for 8 weeks is the treatment of choice.
Types of Stroke. The most common type of stroke, accounting for almost 80 percent of all strokes, is caused by a clot or other blockage within an artery leading to the brain. An intracerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by the sudden rupture of an artery within the brain. Blood is then released into the brain compressing brain structures. A subarachnoid hemorrhage is also a type of stroke caused by the sudden rupture of an artery.
Pure Motor Strokes. Pure motor strokes are the most common type of lacunar strokes, accounting for more than 50% of all cases. Doctors use the technical term pure motor hemiparesis to describe pure motor strokes. The word hemiparesis means weakness on one side of the body. Pure motor strokes usually involve the following parts of the brain: 1  Corona radiata. 2  Internal capsule. 3  Pons. 4  Medullary pyramids.