Brain Infarction
MESHD020520
Tissue NECROSIS in any area of the brain, including the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by HYPOXIA and HYPOGLYCEMIA in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis.
Synonyms
- Brain Infarctions
- Infarction, Brain
- Infarctions, Brain
- Brain Infarct
- Brain Infarcts
- Infarct, Brain
- Infarcts, Brain
- Venous Infarction, Brain
- Brain Venous Infarction
- Brain Venous Infarctions
- Infarction, Brain Venous
- Infarctions, Brain Venous
- Venous Infarctions, Brain
- Brain Infarction, Venous
- Brain Infarctions, Venous
- Infarctions, Venous Brain
- Infarction, Venous Brain
- Venous Brain Infarction
- Venous Brain Infarctions
- Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction
- Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Circulation
- Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction
- Anterior Circulation Infarction, Brain
- Brain Infarction, Anterior Circulation
- Infarction, Anterior Circulation, Brain
- Infarction, Brain, Anterior Circulation
- Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation
- Posterior Circulation Brain Infarction
- Posterior Circulation Infarction, Brain
- Infarction, Brain, Posterior Circulation
- Infarction, Posterior Circulation, Brain
Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:25:36.043Z