Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.
Also Known As:
Cerebral Atherosclerosis; Cerebral Arteriosclerosis; Intracranial Atherosclerosis; Arterioscleroses, Cerebral; Arterioscleroses, Intracranial; Arteriosclerosis, Cerebral; Arteriosclerosis, Intracranial; Atheroscleroses, Cerebral; Atheroscleroses, Intracranial; Atherosclerosis, Cerebral; Atherosclerosis, Intracranial; Cerebral Arterioscleroses; Cerebral Atheroscleroses; Intracranial Arterioscleroses; Intracranial Atheroscleroses