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HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Nervous System
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

[A] stroke that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain or on the surface of the brain leaks or breaks open, causing bleeding in or around the brain[, which] leads to swelling and pressure, which can damage cells and tissue in the brain.

Key term(s)
  • hemorrhagic cerebro-vascular accident
  • hemorrhagic cerebral vascular accident
  • haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
  • haemorrhagic cerebro-vascular accident
  • haemorrhagic cerebral vascular accident
  • haemorrhagic CVA
  • haemorrhagic stroke

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Système nerveux
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

Un AVC hémorragique survient lorsqu'il y a une rupture d'une artère dans le cerveau. L'interruption du flux sanguin cause des dommages cérébraux. L'hypertension artérielle fragilise les artères au fil des années. Il s'agit d'une cause fréquente d'AVC hémorragique. Des parties fragilisées des artères, appelées anévrismes, se dilatent parfois démesurément et finissent par se rompre.

Key term(s)
  • accident cérébro-vasculaire hémorragique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

Enfermedad vascular cerebral caracterizada por la extravasación de sangre, sea al parénquima, al sistema ventricular o al espacio subaracnoideo.

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