Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

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.

Also Known As:

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

Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4213
  - Brain Diseases: 15694
    - Cerebrovascular Disorders: 7559
      - Stroke: 102673
        Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
      - Brain Ischemia: 19261
        Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
      - Intracranial Arterial Diseases: 8
        Cerebral Arterial Diseases: 27
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
Cardiovascular Diseases: 91362
- Vascular Diseases: 15138
  - Cerebrovascular Disorders: 7559
    - Stroke: 102673
      - Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
    - Brain Ischemia: 19261
      - Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
    - Intracranial Arterial Diseases: 8
      - Cerebral Arterial Diseases: 27
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
- Pathologic Processes: 10023
  - Necrosis: 82737
    - Infarction: 37577
      - Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303
  - Ischemia: 76319
    - Infarction: 37577
      - Brain Infarction: 1698
        Cerebral Infarction: 7547
        Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: 7303

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