Vascular Diseases of the Central Nervous System Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • Stroke (correct)
  • Seizure
  • Migraine
  • Encephalopathy

    • What are the consequences for the brain due to thrombosis and embolism?

    <p>Loss of oxygen and metabolic substrates, resulting in infarction or ischemic injury of affected regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of tissue damage does hemorrhage lead to in cerebrovascular diseases?

    <p>Direct tissue damage as well as secondary ischemic injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major cause of death in the developed world and the most prevalent cause of neurologic morbidity?

    <p>Cerebrovascular diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases?

    <p>Thrombosis, embolism, hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the clinical designation applied to all cerebrovascular conditions when symptoms begin acutely?

    <p>Stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process leads to direct tissue damage as well as secondary ischemic injury in cerebrovascular diseases?

    <p>Hemorrhage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do thrombosis and embolism result in for the brain?

    <p>Loss of oxygen and metabolic substrates, resulting in infarction or ischemic injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

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