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Abstract
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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- Apoplexy
- CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
- Cerebral Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Cerebrovascular Apoplexy
- Cerebrovascular Stroke
- Vascular Accident, Brain
- Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular
- Brain Vascular Accident
- Brain Vascular Accidents
- CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident)
- Cerebral Strokes
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Cerebrovascular Strokes
- Stroke, Cerebral
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular
- Strokes
- Strokes, Cerebral
- Strokes, Cerebrovascular
- Vascular Accidents, Brain
- Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute
- Stroke, Acute
- Acute Cerebrovascular Accident
- Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Acute Stroke
- Acute Strokes
- Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute
- Strokes, Acute
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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, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note entry term APOPLEXY: PITUITARY APOPLEXY is also available
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2008 (2000); use CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY use CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999
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- Cerebrovascular Disorders (1964-1999)
- Intracranial Arteriosclerosis (1965-1999)
- Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis (1965-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Stroke. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020521
- Stroke. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke
- Stroke. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12202