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Preferred term

Intracranial Arteriosclerosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Arterioscleroses, Cerebral
  • Arteriosclerosis, Cerebral
  • Atheroscleroses, Cerebral
  • Atheroscleroses, Intracranial
  • Atherosclerosis, Cerebral
  • Atherosclerosis, Intracranial
  • Cerebral Arterioscleroses
  • Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
  • Cerebral Atheroscleroses
  • Cerebral Atherosclerosis
  • Intracranial Atheroscleroses
  • Intracranial Atherosclerosis

Scope note

  • 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

  • 2000(1963)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • aivojen arterioskleroosi
  • aivojen valtimonkovetustauti
  • aivovaltimoiden arterioskleroosi
  • aivovaltimon aterooma
  • aivovaltimotauti
  • aivoverisuonien ateroskleroosi
  • arteriosclerosis cerebralis
  • aterom i cerebrala artärer
  • atheroma arteriae cerebralis
  • atherosclerosis cerebralis
  • cerebral ateroskleros
  • intrakraniaalinen arterioskleroosi
  • kallonsisäinen valtimonkovetustauti
  • Swedish

  • Cerebral arterioskleros
  • Cerebral ateroskleros
  • Intrakraniell ateroskleros
  • Åderförkalkning i hjärnan

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002537

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