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Descriptor
English
:
Intracranial Embolism
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Embolia Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Embolia Intracraniana
Synonyms
English
:
Brain Embolism
Cerebral Embolism
Embolism, Brain
Embolism, Intracranial
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.525.400
C14.907.253.566.300
C14.907.355.590.213.300
C14.907.355.830.850.213.300
Definition
English
:
Blocking of a
blood
vessel in the
SKULL
by an EMBOLUS which can be a
blood
clot (THROMBUS) or other undissolved material in the
blood
stream. Most emboli are of cardiac origin and are associated with
HEART DISEASES
. Other non-cardiac sources of emboli are usually associated with
VASCULAR DISEASES
.
History Note
English
:
2000; for CEREBRAL EMBOLISM use INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS 1991-1999
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
ethnology
embryology
enzymology
epidemiology
etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
34257
Unique Identifier:
D020766
Occurrence in VHL
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