Symptoms of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Symptoms of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
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- Stroke
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Hypertension
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Stroke
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hypertension
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Severely elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting. Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:
❑ brain — stroke
❑ retina — blindness
❑ heart — myocardial infarction
❑ kidneys — proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.
Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure and pulmonary edema.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Stroke:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Depending on area affected, aphasia, hemiparesis, dysphasia, pupillary changes, sensory changes, weakness, confusion, amnesia, slurred speech
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pregnancy-induced hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following clinical effects: hypertension, proteinuria (less than 5 g/24 hours), generalized edema, and sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) per week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.
Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, eventually leading to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (the HELLP syndrome) is a severe variant. Other symptoms that may indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, and severe frontal headache.
In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and are associated with seizures and, possibly, coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and hepatic damage.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypertensive crisis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Hypertension, papilledema, retinal hemorrhages and exudate, severe headache, vomiting, vision disturbances, transient paralysis, seizures, stupor, coma
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pulmonary hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepatomegaly. Other clinical effects vary with the underlying disorder.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Renovascular hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In addition to elevated systemic blood pressure, renovascular hypertension usually produces symptoms common to hypertensive states, such as headache, palpitations, tachycardia, anxiety, light-headedness, decreased tolerance of temperature extremes, retinopathy, and mental sluggishness. Significant complications include heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke and, occasionally, renal failure.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Highly elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting.
Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:
❑ brain: stroke
❑ retina: blindness
❑ heart: MI
❑ kidneys: proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.
Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure, and pulmonary edema.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Stroke:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Signs and symptoms of stroke vary, depending on the artery affected (and, consequently, the portion of the brain it supplies), the severity of damage, and the extent of collateral circulation that develops to help the brain compensate for decreased blood supply.
If the stroke occurs in the left hemisphere, it produces symptoms on the right side; if it occurs in the right hemisphere, it produces symptoms on the left side. However, a stroke that causes cranial nerve damage produces signs of cranial nerve dysfunction on the same side as the hemorrhage.
Symptoms are usually classified according to the artery affected:
❑ middle cerebral artery: aphasia, dysphasia, visual field cuts, and hemiparesis on the affected side (more severe in the face and arm than in the leg)
❑ carotid artery: weakness, paralysis, numbness, sensory changes, and visual disturbances on the affected side; altered level of consciousness; bruits; headaches; aphasia; and ptosis
❑ vertebrobasilar artery: weakness on the affected side, numbness around the lips and mouth, visual field cuts, diplopia, poor coordination, dysphagia, slurred speech, dizziness, amnesia, and ataxia
❑ anterior cerebral artery: confusion, weakness and numbness (especially in the leg) on the affected side, incontinence, loss of coordination, impaired motor and sensory functions, and personality changes
❑ posterior cerebral arteries: visual field cuts, sensory impairment, dyslexia, coma, and cortical blindness. Usually, there’s no paralysis.
Symptoms can also be classified as premonitory, generalized, and focal. Premonitory symptoms (such as drowsiness, dizziness, headache, and mental confusion) are rare. Generalized signs and symptoms (such as headache, vomiting, mental impairment, seizures, coma, nuchal rigidity, fever, and disorientation) are typical. Focal symptoms (such as sensory and reflex changes) reflect the site of hemorrhage or infarction and may worsen.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Hypertension, pregnancy-induced:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
❑ Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following signs: hypertension, proteinuria, generalized edema, and a sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) a week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.
❑ Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, which eventually lead to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and a low platelet count (the HELLP syndrome) is commonly severe.
Clinical tip A daughter whose mother had toxemia is at high risk for developing HELLP syndrome with a new pregnancy.
Other symptoms that indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, irritability, emotional tension, and severe frontal headache.
❑ In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and associated with seizures and possibly coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and liver damage.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Pulmonary hypertension:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepato-megaly. Other clinical features vary according to the underlying disorder.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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This signs and symptoms information for Cerebral Arteriosclerosis has been gathered from various sources,
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and may not be the full list of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis signs or Cerebral Arteriosclerosis symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Cerebral Arteriosclerosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Cerebral Arteriosclerosis symptoms.
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