کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3806797 | 1245319 | 2012 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Stroke represents a clinical syndrome rather than a specific disease. It can be caused by a number of different pathologies which all result in a usually sudden-onset focal cerebral damage. This article reviews risk factors for stroke, and the different pathologies that can cause stroke. Approximately 20% of strokes are due to cerebral haemorrhage, most of which is intracerebral, with a significant minority due to subarachnoid haemorrhage. The remaining 80% are due to ischaemic stroke which itself has a number of different subtypes, including large artery disease, cardio-embolism, and small vessel disease. Differentiation of cerebral ischaemia from haemorrhage is impossible without brain imaging. Assessment of a patient with ischaemic stroke requires knowledge of the cerebral arterial supply and cerebral anatomy, which allows one to determine which particular vascular territory (anterior versus posterior) is involved.
Journal: Medicine - Volume 40, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 484–489