Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery

Mediainfarkt

Svensk definition

Utveckling av koagulationsnekros efter ischemi i någon del av det område som försörjs av den mellersta hjärnartärens kärlsystem. Kliniska tecken är kontralateral svaghet och känselbortfall i arm och ansikte och kontralateral homonym hemianopsi. Utbredda hemisfärskador kan leda till afasi, alexi, agrafi, akalkuli, fingeragnosi, anosognosi och apraktagnosi.

Engelsk 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.

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Engelska synonymer

MCA Infarct Infarct, MCA Infarcts, MCA MCA Infarcts MCA Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Cerebral Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke, Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis Thrombosis, Middle Cerebral Artery Right Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction