Mesh term Brain Infarction
Browse to parent terms:Brain Ischemia
Stroke
Description
Tissue NECROSIS in any area of the brain, including the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by HYPOXIA and HYPOGLYCEMIA in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis.Browse to child terms:
Brain Stem Infarctions
Cerebral Infarction
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