Structured Summary
Abstract
A spectrum of pathological conditions of impaired blood flow in the brain. They can involve vessels (ARTERIES or VEINS) in the CEREBRUM, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Major categories include INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; and others.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease
- Brain Ischemia
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Central Nervous System Vasculitis
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
- Cerebrovascular Trauma
- Intracranial Arterial Diseases
- Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
- Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis
- Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Intracranial Vasospasm
- Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Sneddon Syndrome
- Stroke
- Susac Syndrome
- Vascular Dementia
- Vascular Depression
- Vascular Headaches
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Synonyms
25 entry terms
- Brain Vascular Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Intracranial Vascular Disorders
- Vascular Diseases, Intracranial
- Brain Vascular Disorder
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Disorder
- Disease, Cerebrovascular
- Diseases, Cerebrovascular
- Intracranial Vascular Disease
- Intracranial Vascular Diseases
- Intracranial Vascular Disorder
- Vascular Disease, Intracranial
- Vascular Disorder, Brain
- Vascular Disorder, Intracranial
- Vascular Disorders, Brain
- Vascular Disorders, Intracranial
- Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
- Cerebrovascular Occlusion
- Cerebrovascular Insufficiencies
- Cerebrovascular Occlusions
- Insufficiencies, Cerebrovascular
- Insufficiency, Cerebrovascular
- Occlusion, Cerebrovascular
- Occlusions, Cerebrovascular
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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NLM Classification
WL 355
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cerebrovascular Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002561. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002561
- Cerebrovascular Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebrovascular_disease
- Cerebrovascular Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3010352