Diseases

Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis

Embolism or thrombosis involving blood vessels which supply intracranial structures. Emboli may originate from extracranial or intracranial sources. Thrombosis may occur in arterial or venous structures.

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Abstract

Embolism or thrombosis involving blood vessels which supply intracranial structures. Emboli may originate from extracranial or intracranial sources. Thrombosis may occur in arterial or venous structures.

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3 entry terms
  • Brain Embolism and Thrombosis
  • Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis
  • Embolism and Thrombosis, Brain

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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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2000(1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002542. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002542
  2. Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54927442