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Descriptor
English
:
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Arteriosclerose Intracraniana
Synonyms
English
:
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.510.800
C14.907.137.126.372
C14.907.253.560.350
Definition
English
:
Vascular diseases
characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of
ARTERIES
inside the
SKULL
. There are three subtypes: (1)
atherosclerosis
with fatty deposits in the
TUNICA INTIMA
; (2) Monckeberg's
sclerosis
with
calcium
deposits in the media and (3)
arteriolosclerosis
involving the small caliber
arteries
. Clinical
signs
include
HEADACHE
;
CONFUSION
; transient
blindness
(
AMAUROSIS FUGAX
);
speech
impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.
History Note
English
:
2000(1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2574
Unique Identifier:
D002537
Occurrence in VHL
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