Brain Infarction

"Brain Infarction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Tissue NECROSIS in any area of the brain, including the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by HYPOXIA and HYPOGLYCEMIA in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis.

Descriptor ID	D020520
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.150.477 C10.228.140.300.775.200 C14.907.253.092.477 C14.907.253.855.200
Concept/Terms	Brain Infarction Brain Infarction Brain Infarctions Infarction, Brain Infarctions, Brain Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction Infarction, Brain, Anterior Circulation Infarction, Anterior Circulation, Brain Anterior Circulation Infarction, Brain Brain Infarction, Anterior Circulation Venous Infarction, Brain Venous Infarction, Brain Brain Venous Infarction Brain Venous Infarctions Infarction, Brain Venous Infarctions, Brain Venous Venous Infarctions, Brain Brain Infarction, Venous Brain Infarctions, Venous Infarction, Venous Brain Infarctions, Venous Brain Venous Brain Infarction Venous Brain Infarctions Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Circulation Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation Posterior Circulation Infarction, Brain Posterior Circulation Brain Infarction Infarction, Brain, Posterior Circulation Infarction, Posterior Circulation, Brain

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
Brain Ischemia [C10.228.140.300.150]
Brain Infarction [C10.228.140.300.150.477]
Stroke [C10.228.140.300.775]
Brain Infarction [C10.228.140.300.775.200]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
Brain Ischemia [C14.907.253.092]
Brain Infarction [C14.907.253.092.477]
Stroke [C14.907.253.855]
Brain Infarction [C14.907.253.855.200]

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