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Ischemia |
lack of oxygen to region of brain due to reduced blood flow
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Necrosis
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cell death as a result of lack of oxygen/lack of blood flow to region of brain
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Infarct
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area of dead cells/tissue breaks down and is absorbed leaving a cavity
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Hematoma
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a swelling or mass of blood caused by a break in a blood vessel
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Hemorrhage
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Actual bleeding/loss of blood from the circulatory system
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Stenosis
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narrowing
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Edema
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body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid
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lesion
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An umbrella term for an abnormal change in the structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease
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Atrophy
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wasting away/shrinking in size
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Arteriosclerosis
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thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries
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Atherosclerosis
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A type of arteriosclerosis in which there is a focal accumulation of lipids, complex carbohydrates, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue and calcium deposits along the walls of the arteries
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Ischemic stroke
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Sudden loss of cerebral blood flow with interruption to the blood supply of the brain due to thrombus or embolus
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Hemorrhagic stroke
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Loss of cerebral blood flow caused by bleeding from an artery within the intracranial space
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Thrombus/Thrombosis
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A blood clot resulting in stenosis and eventually occulsion of artery (this stenosis and eventual occlusion is called thrombosis)
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Embolus/Embolism
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A thrombus/part of a thrombus that breaks away from the arterial wall and travels up the artery and lodges in a more distal artery or vessel. (Embolism is the term used for when the embolus lodges and reduces/stops blood flow)
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TIA
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Transient Ischemic Attack or brief, focal cerebral event
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PPA
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Primary Progressive Aphasia- aphasia characterized by deteriorating performance in language abilities, gradual onset, and lack of acute neurological injury
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Paralysis
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Loss of voluntary movement/gross limitation in movement
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Paresis
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Incomplete paralysis/weakness
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Hemiplegia
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Paralysis of one side of body
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Hemiparesis
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Weakness of one side of the body
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Anesthesia
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Partial or complete loss of sensation
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Dysesthesia
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Sensation as in "pins and needles"/ impairment of sensitivity to touch such that it is painful even when it should not be
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Aphasia
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A language impairment resulting from a stroke. It is characterized by impairment in all language modalities including: speaking, reading, writing and listening although not necessarily to the same extent in each. Aphasia may be accompanied by impairments in memory, and higher cortical functioning.
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agnosia
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Impairment in interpreting sensory information in a specific modality (e.g. tactile, auditory, visual)
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