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antithrombotics
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a type of anticoagulant drug that prevents the formation of blood clots by inhibiting the coagulation actions of the blood protein thrombin (include warfarin and heparin)
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anticoagulant
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a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots that can become lodged in cerebral arteries and cause strokes
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anoxia
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a state of almost no oxygen delivery to a cell, resulting in low energy production and possible death of the cell
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CBF
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cerebral blood flow
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atherosclerosis
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a blood vessel disease characterized by deposits of lipid material on the inside of the walls of large to medium arteries
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aneurysm
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a weak or thin spot on an artery wall that has streched or ballooned out from the wall and filled with blood, or damage to an artery leading to pooling of blood between the layers of blood vessel walls
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apoptosis
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a form of cell death involving shrinking of the cell and eventual disposal of the internal elements of the cell by the body's immune system
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atrial fibrillation
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irregular beating of the left atrium
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aphasia
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the inability to understand or create speech, writing or language in general due to damage to the speech centers of the brain
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apraxia
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a movement disorder characterized by the inability to perform skilled or purposeful voluntary movements, generally caused by damage to the areas of the brain responsible for voluntary movement
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agnosia
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a cognative disability characterized by ignorance of or inability to acknowledge one side of the body or one side of the visual field
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AVM
arteriovenous malformation |
a congenital disorder characterized by a complex tangled web of veins and arteries
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antiplatelet agents
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a type of anticoagulant drug that prevents the formation of blood clots by preventing the accumulation of platelets that form the basis of blood clots (includes asprin)
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