Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
NECROSIS occurring in the middle cerebral artery distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each cerebral hemisphere. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; aphasia; agraphia; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.
Synonyms:
  • Cerebral Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • MCA Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
  • Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction
  • Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Right Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Stroke, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Thrombosis, Middle Cerebral Artery
  • Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
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