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Preferred term

Stroke  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

Entry terms

  • Apoplexy
  • Cerebral Stroke
  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Cerebrovascular Apoplexy
  • Cerebrovascular Stroke
  • CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
  • Vascular Accident, Brain

In other languages

  • French

  • Accident cérébro-vasculaire
  • Accident cérébrovasculaire
  • Accident ischémique cérébral
  • Apoplexie cérébrale
  • Attaque d'apoplexie
  • AVC (Accident Vasculaire Cérébral)

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