Diseases

Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.

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NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.

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23 entry terms
  • Cerebral Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • MCA Infarct
  • MCA Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
  • Stroke, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Infarct, MCA
  • Infarcts, MCA
  • MCA Infarcts
  • Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction
  • Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Right Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Thrombosis, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery

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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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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebral Infarction (1978-1999)
  • Infarction (1966-1978)

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  2. C10w.228w.140w.300w.510.200.387w
  3. C10w.228w.140w.300w.775w.200.200w.450w
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  5. C14w.907w.253w.560.200.387w
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  7. C23.550.513w.355w.250.200w.450w
  8. C23.550.717w.489w.250.200w.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020244. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020244
  2. Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_cerebral_artery_syndrome
  3. Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1916182