What is Cerebrovascular accident?
What is Cerebrovascular accident?
- Cerebrovascular accident: Occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted and results in cell injury and death.
- Cerebrovascular accident: A sudden, nonconvulsive loss of neurologic function due to an ischemic or hemorrhagic intracranial vascular event. In general, cerebrovascular accidents are classified by anatomic location in the brain, vascular distribution, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. nonhemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)
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Cerebrovascular accident: Introduction
How serious is Cerebrovascular accident?
Complications of Cerebrovascular accident:
see complications of Cerebrovascular accident
What causes Cerebrovascular accident?
Causes of Cerebrovascular accident: see causes of Cerebrovascular accident
Risk factors for Cerebrovascular accident:
see
risk factors for Cerebrovascular accident
What are the symptoms of Cerebrovascular accident?
Symptoms of Cerebrovascular accident:
see symptoms of Cerebrovascular accident
Complications of Cerebrovascular accident:
see complications of Cerebrovascular accident
Cerebrovascular accident: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cerebrovascular accident.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cerebrovascular accident.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Cerebrovascular accident:
see treatments for Cerebrovascular accident
Research for Cerebrovascular accident:
see research for Cerebrovascular accident
Name and Aliases of Cerebrovascular accident
Main name of condition: Cerebrovascular accident
Other names or spellings for Cerebrovascular accident:
Brain attack, CVA, Stroke
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