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TRANSIENT CEREBRAL ISCHAEMIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

An episode of transient ischemia of the brain or brainstem producing symptoms of neurologic dysfunction which may last for minutes or hours and then subsides completely but shows tendency to recur. Most are due to reccurent microembolism, some to hemodynamic causes.

Key term(s)
  • transient ischeamic attack
  • transient cerebral ischaemia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Déficit neurologique focal d'origine ischémique dont la régression complète se fait en moins de 24 h.

Spanish

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