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Preferred term

Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.

Entry terms

  • Cerebral Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • MCA Infarct
  • MCA Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
  • Stroke, Middle Cerebral Artery

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KWZ1P227-M

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