Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery

"Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery" 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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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.

Descriptor ID	D020244
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.150.477.200.450 C10.228.140.300.510.200.387 C10.228.140.300.775.200.200.450 C14.907.253.092.477.200.450 C14.907.253.560.200.387 C14.907.253.855.200.200.450
Concept/Terms	Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Circulation Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Cerebral Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke, Middle Cerebral Artery MCA Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Left Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus Middle Cerebral Artery Embolus Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis Thrombosis, Middle Cerebral Artery Right Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Right Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome Middle Cerebral Artery Syndrome

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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]
Cerebral Infarction [C10.228.140.300.150.477.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C10.228.140.300.150.477.200.450]
Intracranial Arterial Diseases [C10.228.140.300.510]
Cerebral Arterial Diseases [C10.228.140.300.510.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C10.228.140.300.510.200.387]
Stroke [C10.228.140.300.775]
Brain Infarction [C10.228.140.300.775.200]
Cerebral Infarction [C10.228.140.300.775.200.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C10.228.140.300.775.200.200.450]
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]
Cerebral Infarction [C14.907.253.092.477.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C14.907.253.092.477.200.450]
Intracranial Arterial Diseases [C14.907.253.560]
Cerebral Arterial Diseases [C14.907.253.560.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C14.907.253.560.200.387]
Stroke [C14.907.253.855]
Brain Infarction [C14.907.253.855.200]
Cerebral Infarction [C14.907.253.855.200.200]
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery [C14.907.253.855.200.200.450]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery".

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2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	2	0	2
2010	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2024	1	1	2

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Gomez-Galvez Y, Gupta M, Kaur M, Fusco S, Podda MV, Grassi C, Srivastava AK, Iacovitti L, Blanco-Suarez E. Recovery after human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) treatment in post-MCAO rats requires repeated handling. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0312298.

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Ghaith AK, El-Hajj VG, Atallah E, Rios Zermeno J, Ravindran K, Gharios M, Hoang H, Bydon M, Ohlsson M, Elmi-Terander A, Tawk RG, Jabbour P. Impact of the pandemic and concomitant COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of middle cerebral artery strokes: a nationwide registry-based study. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 27; 14(2):e080738.

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Khanna O, Hafazalla K, Saiegh FA, Tahir R, Schunemann V, Theofanis TN, Mouchtouris N, Gooch MR, Tjoumakaris S, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM. Simultaneous bilateral mechanical thrombectomy in a patient with COVID-19. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jul; 206:106677.

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Ume KL, Dandapat S, Weber MW, Zevallos CB, Fifer A, Levy A, Delfino K, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Siddiqui FM. Absent hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign is associated with poor functional outcome after mechanical thrombectomy. Int J Stroke. 2022 01; 17(1):101-108.

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Fender EA, El Sabbagh A, Al-Hijji M, Holmes DR. Left Atrial Appendage Peridevice Leak Presenting With Stroke. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 07 22; 12(14):e123-e125.

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Das S, Mitchell P, Ross N, Whitfield PC. Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Treatment of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:8-16.

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Ward SJ, Castelli F, Reichenbach ZW, Tuma RF. Surprising outcomes in cannabinoid CB1/CB2 receptor double knockout mice in two models of ischemia. Life Sci. 2018 Feb 15; 195:1-5.

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Arbour RB, Dissin J. Predictive value of the bispectral index for burst suppression on diagnostic electroencephalogram during drug-induced coma. J Neurosci Nurs. 2015 Apr; 47(2):113-22.

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Yang M, Wei X, Li J, Heine LA, Rosenwasser R, Iacovitti L. Changes in host blood factors and brain glia accompanying the functional recovery after systemic administration of bone marrow stem cells in ischemic stroke rats. Cell Transplant. 2010; 19(9):1073-84.

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Schock SC, Xu J, Duquette PM, Qin Z, Lewandowski AJ, Rai PS, Thompson CS, Seifert EL, Harper ME, Chen HH. Rescue of neurons from ischemic injury by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma requires a novel essential cofactor LMO4. J Neurosci. 2008 Nov 19; 28(47):12433-44.

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