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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 ARTERIAL 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)
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:
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Record Number:
2574
Unique Identifier:
D002537
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