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Bell's Palsy |
A form of facial paralysis resulting from a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) causing an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged resulting in impaired vision. |
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Moyamoya Disease |
A disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by the constriction, and also by blood clots (thrombosis). A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to hemorrhage, aneurysm and thrombosis. On conventional X-ray angiography, these collateral vessels have the appearance of a "puff of smoke" |
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Saccular "berry" Aneurysm |
Appear as a round aneurysms that have a neck or stem, frequently arise from bifurcation, and are the most common form of cerebral aneurysm |
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Fusiform Aneurysm |
Fusiform dolichoectatic aneurysms represent a widening of a segment of an artery around the entire blood vessel, rather than just arising from a side of an artery's wall. They can rupture but usually do not. Associated with atherosclerosis and hypertension |
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Mycotic Aneurysm |
Caused by septic emboli typically associated with bacterial endocarditis |
