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Preferred term

Intracranial Arteriosclerosis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.

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  • French

  • Artériosclérose des vaisseaux intracrâniens
  • Artériosclérose intra-crânienne
  • Artériosclérose vasculaire intracrânienne

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VKV5J1D9-B

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