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Cerebrovascular accident (view source)
Revision as of 07:59, 11 December 2014
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*Very common. | *Very common. | ||
*Leading cause of morbidity and mortality. | *Leading cause of morbidity and mortality. | ||
* | 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> | ||
*[[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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DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Cerebral contusion]]. | *[[Cerebral contusion]]. | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:MCA-Stroke-Brain-Human-1.JPG| Changes of CVA - right of image. (WC/Marvin 101) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*+/-[[Thrombosis]]. | *+/-[[Thrombosis]]. | ||
*+/-[[Atherosclerosis]]. | *+/-[[Atherosclerosis]]. | ||
DDx: | |||
*Hypoglycaemic injury.<ref name=pmid20666847/> | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:AcuteStroke_HE400x.jpg|Neuronal changes of an acute stroke. (WC/Martin Hasselblatt) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||