Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Introduction

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Cerebral arteriosclerosis is a blockage of the arteries in the brain that occurs as a result of thickening and hardening of the artery ... more about Cerebral Arteriosclerosis.

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Hardening or blockage of arteries in the brain. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis is available below.

Symptoms of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

• Headache
• Facial pain
• Impaired vision
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis:

• Stroke
• Brain hemorrhage (see Brain symptoms)
• Cerebral Aneurysm
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

• CT scan
• MRI scan
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Cerebral Arteriosclerosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
• Failure to diagnose Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
• Undiagnosed: Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis:

• Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
• Heart health products & offers »
• Stroke
• High cholesterol
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may be ...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a ...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are various...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a ...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Read more about causes of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis.

Treatments for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

• Medications
• Surgery
• Control high blood pressure
• Quit smoking
• Control cholesterol levels
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

News Archives for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Medical news articles related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis include:

• Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
• Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries
• Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
• Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
• Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
• Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Medical research articles related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis include:

• Dementia ? Etiology and Epidemiology
• Alzheimer
• Pheochromocytoma (Treatment)
• Substance Abuse: Cocaine (Treatment)
• Toxicity, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (Treatment)
• Toxicity, Cocaine (Treatment)
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Patient Surveys for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
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Prognosis for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Prognosis for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Cerebral arteriosclerosis can lead to stroke and brain hemorrhage. Both conditions can be life threatening. Survivors of stroke and hemorrhage may have long-term neurological and motor impairments. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Cerebral Arteriosclerosis Information Page: NINDS)

More about prognosis of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Reseach about Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Visit our research pages for current research about Cerebral Arteriosclerosis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis include:

• ACCULINK for Revascularization of Carotids in High Risk Patients "The ARCHeR Trial" - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Carotid Stenting vs. Surgery of Severe Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke Prevention in Asymptomatic Patients (ACT I) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Emboshield and Xact Post Approval Carotid Stent Trial (The EXACT Study) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Cholesterol-Lowering Atherosclerosis Study (CLAS) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - colestipol,niacin
• Vitamin E and C to Slow Progression of Common Carotid Artery Plaque Build-Up - This study has been suspended (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vitamin E,Vitamin C
• more trials...»

See full list of 58 Clinical Trials for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Cerebral Arteriosclerosis: Broader Related Topics

• Cerebrovascular Conditions
• Artery conditions
• Atherosclerosis
• Blood vessel conditions
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Stories from Users Related to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

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• 4 yr old with temporal artery anuerysm
• artery in leg?
• Carotid Artery
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• Artery infection in the Head??

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Article Excerpts about Cerebral Arteriosclerosis

Cerebral arteriosclerosis is a blockage of the arteries in the brain that occurs as a result of thickening and hardening of the artery walls. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Cerebral Arteriosclerosis Information Page: NINDS)