Difference between revisions of "Cerebrovascular accident"

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*Very common.
*Very common.
*Leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
*Leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
*Etiology varies.
 
**Often [[atherosclerosis]] of the cerebral vessels or internal carotid artery.
Etiologies:<ref name=pmid20666847>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Love | first1 = S. | title = Autopsy approach to stroke. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 58 | issue = 3 | pages = 333-51 | month = Feb | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2010.03614.x | PMID = 20666847 }}</ref>
**Other causes:<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Love | first1 = S. | title = Autopsy approach to stroke. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 58 | issue = 3 | pages = 333-51 | month = Feb | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2010.03614.x | PMID = 20666847 }}</ref> ruptured [[berry aneurysm]], [[cerebral amyloid angiopathy]], tumour.
*[[Atherosclerosis]] of the cerebral vessels or internal carotid artery.
*Embolism.
*Hemorrhage (ruptured [[berry aneurysm]], [[cerebral amyloid angiopathy]]).
*Tumour.
*Others.


Clinical classification:
Clinical classification:
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