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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vasospasm, Intracranial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vasoespasmo Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vasospasmo Intracraniano
Synonyms
English
:
Angiospasm, Intracranial
Cerebral Vasospasm
Intracranial Vasospasm
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.900
C14.907.253.951
Definition
English
:
Constriction
of
arteries
in the
SKULL
due to sudden, sharp, and often persistent smooth
muscle contraction
in
blood vessels
. Intracranial vasospasm results in reduced vessel lumen caliber, restricted
blood
flow to the
brain
, and
BRAIN ISCHEMIA
that may
lead
to hypoxic-ischemic
brain
injury (HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA,
BRAIN
).
History Note
English
:
2000; for CEREBRAL VASOSPASM use CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, TRANSIENT 1966-1999
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:
34270
Unique Identifier:
D020301
Occurrence in VHL
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