Diseases

Intracranial Embolism

Blocking of a blood vessel in the SKULL by an EMBOLUS which can be a blood clot (THROMBUS) or other undissolved material in the blood stream. Most emboli are of cardiac origin and are associated with HEART DISEASES. Other non-cardiac sources of emboli are usually associated with VASCULAR DISEASES.

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Abstract

Blocking of a blood vessel in the SKULL by an EMBOLUS which can be a blood clot (THROMBUS) or other undissolved material in the blood stream. Most emboli are of cardiac origin and are associated with HEART DISEASES. Other non-cardiac sources of emboli are usually associated with VASCULAR DISEASES.

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13 entry terms
  • Embolism, Intracranial
  • Brain Emboli
  • Brain Embolism
  • Cerebral Emboli
  • Cerebral Embolism
  • Embolism, Brain
  • Brain Embolus
  • Cerebral Embolus
  • Emboli, Brain
  • Emboli, Cerebral
  • Embolism, Cerebral
  • Embolus, Brain
  • Embolus, 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

2000; for CEREBRAL EMBOLISM use INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS 1991-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis (1965-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intracranial Embolism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020766. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020766
  2. Intracranial Embolism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5830653