Brain Infarction

"Brain Infarction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D020520
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.150.477 C10.228.140.300.775.200 C14.907.253.092.477 C14.907.253.855.200
Concept/Terms	Brain Infarction Brain Infarction Brain Infarctions Infarction, Brain Infarctions, Brain Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction Infarction, Brain, Anterior Circulation Infarction, Anterior Circulation, Brain Anterior Circulation Infarction, Brain Brain Infarction, Anterior Circulation Venous Infarction, 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 Infarction, Venous Brain Infarctions, Venous Brain Venous Brain Infarction Venous Brain Infarctions Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Circulation Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation Posterior Circulation Infarction, Brain Posterior Circulation Brain Infarction Infarction, Brain, Posterior Circulation Infarction, Posterior Circulation, Brain

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
Brain Ischemia [C10.228.140.300.150]
Brain Infarction [C10.228.140.300.150.477]
Stroke [C10.228.140.300.775]
Brain Infarction [C10.228.140.300.775.200]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
Brain Ischemia [C14.907.253.092]
Brain Infarction [C14.907.253.092.477]
Stroke [C14.907.253.855]
Brain Infarction [C14.907.253.855.200]

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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2000 and 2002 and 2004 and 2006 and 2008 and 2011 and 2013 and 2016 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2023	0	1	1

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Chaturvedi S, Yu J, Brown J, Wei A, Selvakumar S, Gerber GF, Moliterno AR, Streiff MB, Kraus P, Logue CM, Yui JC, Naik RP, Latif H, Lanzkron SM, Braunstein EM, Brodsky RA, Gottesman RF, Lin DD. Silent cerebral infarction during immune TTP remission: prevalence, predictors, and impact on cognition. Blood. 2023 07 27; 142(4):325-335.

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Chalouhi N, Daou B, Rincon F, Montano M, Kent A, Barkley K, Starke RM, Tjoumakaris S, Hasan D, Dalyai R, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Large Hemispheric Infarction Undergoing Decompressive Hemicraniectomy. Neurocrit Care. 2016 08; 25(1):105-9.

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Macdonald RL, Jaja B, Cusimano MD, Etminan N, Hanggi D, Hasan D, Ilodigwe D, Lantigua H, Le Roux P, Lo B, Louffat-Olivares A, Mayer S, Molyneux A, Quinn A, Schweizer TA, Schenk T, Spears J, Todd M, Torner J, Vergouwen MD, Wong GK, Singh J. SAHIT Investigators--on the outcome of some subarachnoid hemorrhage clinical trials. Transl Stroke Res. 2013 Jun; 4(3):286-96.

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Daoud EG, Glotzer TV, Wyse DG, Ezekowitz MD, Hilker C, Koehler J, Ziegler PD. Temporal relationship of atrial tachyarrhythmias, cerebrovascular events, and systemic emboli based on stored device data: a subgroup analysis of TRENDS. Heart Rhythm. 2011 Sep; 8(9):1416-23.

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Figaji AA, Sandler SI, Fieggen AG, Le Roux PD, Peter JC, Argent AC. Continuous monitoring and intervention for cerebral ischemia in tuberculous meningitis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul; 9(4):e25-30.

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Burbank SA, Vaccaro AR, Goins ML, Tribus CB, Manon-Espaillat R. Thoracic paraparesis following an embolic vascular event during lumbar spinal surgery. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2006 Feb; 19(1):68-72.

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Kario K, Pickering TG, Hoshide S, Eguchi K, Ishikawa J, Morinari M, Hoshide Y, Shimada K. Morning blood pressure surge and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease: role of the alpha adrenergic sympathetic nervous system. Am J Hypertens. 2004 Aug; 17(8):668-75.

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Patel VM, Heinel LA, Provencio JJ, Vinall PE, Kramer MS, Rosenwasser RH. Validation of image analysis for enzyme histochemical and immunocytochemical staining. Biotech Histochem. 2002 Jul; 77(4):213-21.

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Piatt JH, Kellogg JX. A hazard of combining the infratentorial supracerebellar and the cerebellomedullary fissure approaches: cerebellar venous insufficiency. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Nov; 33(5):243-248.

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