Diseases

Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases

Pathological processes or diseases where cerebral MICROVESSELS show abnormalities. They are often associated with aging, hypertension and risk factors for lacunar infarcts (see LACUNAR INFARCTION); LEUKOARAIOSIS; and CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

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Abstract

Pathological processes or diseases where cerebral MICROVESSELS show abnormalities. They are often associated with aging, hypertension and risk factors for lacunar infarcts (see LACUNAR INFARCTION); LEUKOARAIOSIS; and CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

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5 entry terms
  • Cerebral Microangiopathies
  • Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
  • Cerebral Microangiopathy
  • Microangiopathies, Cerebral
  • Microangiopathy, Cerebral

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebrovascular Disorders (1988-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059345. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059345
  2. Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54944681