Diseases

Ischemic Stroke

Stroke due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA resulting in interruption or reduction of blood flow to a part of the brain. When obstruction is due to a BLOOD CLOT formed within in a cerebral blood vessel it is a thrombotic stroke. When obstruction is formed elsewhere and moved to block a cerebral blood vessel (see CEREBRAL EMBOLISM) it is referred to as embolic stroke. Wake-up stroke refers to ischemic stroke occurring during sleep while cryptogenic stroke refers to ischemic stroke of unknown origin.

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Stroke due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA resulting in interruption or reduction of blood flow to a part of the brain. When obstruction is due to a BLOOD CLOT formed within in a cerebral blood vessel it is a thrombotic stroke. When obstruction is formed elsewhere and moved to block a cerebral blood vessel (see CEREBRAL EMBOLISM) it is referred to as embolic stroke. Wake-up stroke refers to ischemic stroke occurring during sleep while cryptogenic stroke refers to ischemic stroke of unknown origin.

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  • Ischaemic Stroke
  • Ischaemic Strokes
  • Ischemic Strokes
  • Stroke, Ischaemic
  • Stroke, Ischemic
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Cryptogenic Embolism Stroke
  • Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke
  • Cryptogenic Stroke
  • Wake-up Stroke
  • Acute Ischemic Strokes
  • Cryptogenic Embolism Strokes
  • Cryptogenic Ischemic Strokes
  • Cryptogenic Strokes
  • Embolism Stroke, Cryptogenic
  • Ischemic Stroke, Acute
  • Ischemic Stroke, Cryptogenic
  • Stroke, Acute Ischemic
  • Stroke, Cryptogenic
  • Stroke, Cryptogenic Embolism
  • Stroke, Cryptogenic Ischemic
  • Stroke, Wake-up
  • Wake up Stroke
  • Wake-up Strokes

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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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2021

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  • Brain Ischemia (1963-2020)
  • Stroke (1963-2020)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.300w.775w.400
  2. C14w.907w.253w.855w.400

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ischemic Stroke. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000083242. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000083242
  2. Ischemic Stroke. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107538694