Other terms
Strokes,Cerebral Stroke,Cerebral Strokes,Stroke, Cerebral,Strokes, Cerebral,Vascular Accident, Brain,Brain Vascular Accident,Brain Vascular Accidents,Vascular Accidents, Brain,Cerebrovascular Apoplexy,Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular,Cerebrovascular Stroke,Cerebrovascular Strokes,Stroke, Cerebrovascular,Strokes, Cerebrovascular,CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident),CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident),Apoplexy,Cerebrovascular Accident,Cerebrovascular Accidents,Stroke, Acute,Acute Stroke,Acute Strokes,Strokes, Acute,Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute,Acute Cerebrovascular Accident,Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents,Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute
Description
Stroke: 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)
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