Diseases and Injuries
>> Tabular
Index
>> Alphabetic
Index
Procedures
>> Tabular
Index
>>
Alphabetic Index
Appendices
>> Drugs
/ Chemicals
>> External Causes
Other Resources
>> HCPCS Alpha
>> Medical
Dictionary
>> Drug Directory
Tips
Contribute
|
|
Cerebrovascular Accident
Apoplexy | Cerebral Stroke | Cerebrovascular Apoplexy | Stroke | Vascular Accident, Brain | CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) | Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute | Cerebrovascular Stroke | Stroke, Acute | Accident, Acute Cerebrovascular | Acute Stroke
A sudden, nonconvulsive loss of neurologic function due to an ischemic or hemorrhagic intracranial vascular event. In general, cerebrovascular accidents are classified by anatomic location in the brain, vascular distribution, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. nonhemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810) |
| |
|
The National Library of Medicine (terms and conditions) |
|