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