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437.1 Other generalized ischemic cerebrovascular disease; 437.2 Hypertensive encephalopathy; 437.3 Cerebral aneurysm nonruptured; 437.4 Cerebral arteritis; 437.5 Moyamoya disease; 437.6 Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus; 437.7 Transient global amnesia; 438 Late effects of cerebrovascular disease. 438.0 Cognitive deficits; 438. ...
Cerebral infarction, also known as an ischemic stroke, is the pathologic process that results in an area of necrotic tissue in the brain (cerebral infarct). [1] In mid to high income countries, a stroke is the main reason for disability among people and the 2nd cause of death. [2]
Cerebrovascular disease includes a variety of medical conditions that affect the blood vessels of the brain and the cerebral circulation. Arteries supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain are often damaged or deformed in these disorders. [ 2 ]
Cigarette smoking: The procoagulant and atherogenic effects of smoking increase the risk for silent stroke. [21] [22] Smoking also has a deleterious effect on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). [23] [24] The chances of having a stroke increase with the amount of cigarettes smoked and the length of time an individual has smoked (pack years). [25]
The effect of physical training on cognition also may be studied further. The ability to walk independently in their community, indoors or outdoors, is important following stroke. Although no negative effects have been reported, it is unclear if outcomes can improve with these walking programs when compared to usual treatment. [213]
[59] [61] The benefit of this is that the drug remains in the spinal cord, without traveling in the bloodstream, and there are often fewer side effects. The most commonly used medication for this is baclofen but morphine sulfate and Fentanyl have been used as well, mainly for severe pain as a result of the spasticity.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), commonly known as a mini-stroke, is a temporary (transient) stroke with noticeable symptoms that end within 24 hours. A TIA causes the same symptoms associated with a stroke, such as weakness or numbness on one side of the body, sudden dimming or loss of vision, difficulty speaking or understanding language or slurred speech.
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e. the parenchyma), into its ventricles, or into both.