Essays Tagged: "cerebral infarction"

CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) aka Stroke.

nd atherosclerosis (Taber's 2069).CVA's are most commonly caused by blockage of the carotid or intracerebral arteries by clot or atherosclerosis, known as cerebral infarction. CVA's of this type accou ... is, known as cerebral infarction. CVA's of this type account for 80% of all strokes (Taber's 2069). Cerebral infarction is usually treated with thrombolytic drugs (breaks up thrombus) or blood thinner ...

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Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases