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Brain infarction

MedGen UID:
148426
Concept ID:
C0751955
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Brain Infarct; Brain Infarction; Brain Infarctions; Brain Infarcts; Infarct, Brain; Infarction, Brain; Infarctions, Brain; Infarcts, Brain
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005394

Definition

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. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gerstenecker A, Norling AM, Jacob A, Lazar RM
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Diagnosis

Gerstenecker A, Norling AM, Jacob A, Lazar RM
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Lastilla M
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Therapy

Mistry EA, Hart KW, Davis LT, Gao Y, Prestigiacomo CJ, Mittal S, Mehta T, LaFever H, Harker P, Wilson-Perez HE, Beasley KA, Krothapalli N, Lippincott E, Stefek H, Froehler M, Chitale R, Fusco M, Grossman A, Shirani P, Smith M, Jaffa MN, Yeatts SD, Albers GW, Wanderer JP, Tolles J, Lindsell CJ, Lewis RJ, Bernard GR, Khatri P
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Prognosis

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Gonçalves B, Turon R, Mendes A, Melo N, Lacerda P, Brasil P, Bozza FA, Kurtz P, Righy C
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Nidorf SM, Eikelboom JW, Budgeon CA, Thompson PL
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Lastilla M
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Clinical prediction guides

Mistry EA, Hart KW, Davis LT, Gao Y, Prestigiacomo CJ, Mittal S, Mehta T, LaFever H, Harker P, Wilson-Perez HE, Beasley KA, Krothapalli N, Lippincott E, Stefek H, Froehler M, Chitale R, Fusco M, Grossman A, Shirani P, Smith M, Jaffa MN, Yeatts SD, Albers GW, Wanderer JP, Tolles J, Lindsell CJ, Lewis RJ, Bernard GR, Khatri P
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Recent systematic reviews

Gerstenecker A, Norling AM, Jacob A, Lazar RM
Neuropsychol Rev 2023 Jun;33(2):474-491. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s11065-022-09548-1. PMID: 35804216
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Gonçalves B, Turon R, Mendes A, Melo N, Lacerda P, Brasil P, Bozza FA, Kurtz P, Righy C
World Neurosurg 2018 Jul;115:e292-e298. Epub 2018 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.037. PMID: 29660554
Gupta A, Giambrone AE, Gialdini G, Finn C, Delgado D, Gutierrez J, Wright C, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Pandya A, Kamel H
Stroke 2016 Mar;47(3):719-25. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011889. PMID: 26888534Free PMC Article
Prabhakaran S, Ruff I, Bernstein RA
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