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What are the three main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases?
What are the three main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases?
- Thrombosis, anoxia, vascular malformation
- Thrombotic occlusion of vessels, embolic occlusion of vessels, vascular rupture (correct)
- Ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack
- Aneurysm, vasospasm, hemorrhagic stroke
What are the two main processes into which cerebrovascular diseases are divided based on pathophysiology and pathologic anatomy?
What are the two main processes into which cerebrovascular diseases are divided based on pathophysiology and pathologic anatomy?
- Ischemic stroke; Hemorrhagic stroke
- Thrombosis; Embolism
- Hypoxia, ischemia and infarction; Hemorrhage (correct)
- Aneurysm formation; Vascular rupture
What is the clinical designation applied to all cerebrovascular conditions when symptoms begin acutely?
What is the clinical designation applied to all cerebrovascular conditions when symptoms begin acutely?
- Stroke (correct)
- Seizure
- Migraine
- Encephalopathy
What are the consequences for the brain due to thrombosis and embolism?
What are the consequences for the brain due to thrombosis and embolism?
What type of tissue damage does hemorrhage lead to in cerebrovascular diseases?
What type of tissue damage does hemorrhage lead to in cerebrovascular diseases?
What is the major cause of death in the developed world and the most prevalent cause of neurologic morbidity?
What is the major cause of death in the developed world and the most prevalent cause of neurologic morbidity?
What are the three main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases?
What are the three main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases?
What is the clinical designation applied to all cerebrovascular conditions when symptoms begin acutely?
What is the clinical designation applied to all cerebrovascular conditions when symptoms begin acutely?
Which process leads to direct tissue damage as well as secondary ischemic injury in cerebrovascular diseases?
Which process leads to direct tissue damage as well as secondary ischemic injury in cerebrovascular diseases?
What do thrombosis and embolism result in for the brain?
What do thrombosis and embolism result in for the brain?
