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Descriptor English:   Intracranial Arteriosclerosis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Arteriosclerosis Intracraneal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Arteriosclerose Intracraniana 
Synonyms English:   Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Intracranial Atherosclerosis  
Tree Number:   C10.228.140.300.510.800
C14.907.137.126.372
C14.907.253.560.350
Definition English:   Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS. 
History Note English:   2000(1963) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   2574 
Unique Identifier:   D002537 

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