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Diseases » Cerebral Arteriosclerosis » Glossary

Glossary for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Artery conditions: Any conditions affecting arteries
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Brain symptoms: Symptoms affecting the brain
Cerebral Aneurysm: Dangerous swelling of a brain blood vessel that may rupture.
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Conditions of the brain's blood vessels including stroke.
Facial pain: Pain affecting the face
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Impaired vision: Reduced or degraded vision.
Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.
Transient Ischemic Attack: Temporary disturbance of blood supply to a restricted area of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that persists, by definition, for less than 24 hours.