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cerebrovascular disorder
Broader Terms:
blood vessel disorder
Broader Terms:
brain disorder
Narrower Terms:
cerebral aneurysm
Narrower Terms:
cerebral hemorrhage
Narrower Terms:
cerebral ischemia /hypoxia
Narrower Terms:
cerebrovascular occlusion
Narrower Terms:
stroke
Related Terms:
temporal arteritis
Scope Note:
broad category of disorders of blood flow in the arteries and veins which supply the brain; includes cerebral infarction, brain ischemia, brain hypoxia, intracranial embolism and thrombosis, intracranial arteriovenous malformations, etc; not limited to conditions that affect the cerebrum, but refers to vascular disorders of the entire brain.
Term Number:
0617-5281
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