Cerebrovascular Conditions
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Introduction
Conditions that affect the blood vessels in the brain. Cerebral refers to the brain and vascular refers to vessels. Strokes can result from blood vessel conditions such as aneurysms (blood vessel weakness which can result in a rupture) and thrombosis (blood vessel blockage). Atherosclerosis is a common cerebrovascular condition where fatty deposits are laid down inside arteries causing them to become increasingly narrowed. ...more »
Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Treatments for Cerebrovascular Conditions
- Treatment choices can vary depending on the underlying cause
- Medications to reduce risk of stroke: Ticlopidine, Clopidogrel, Sulfinpyrazone, Aspirin
- Surgery - involves removing plaques from carotid artery in order to restore full blood flow.
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting
- Preventative measures may include:
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treatments for Cerebrovascular Conditions
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cerebrovascular Conditions?
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Related Patient Stories
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Deaths
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Types of Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Types of Cerebrovascular Conditions
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Complications
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Causes of Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Disease Topics Related To Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Cerebrovascular Conditions: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Cerebrovascular Conditions
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of ...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See misdiagnosis of...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple...read more »
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Cerebrovascular Conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists
Research related physicians and medical specialists:
- Nerve Specialists:
- Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
- Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
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Cerebrovascular Conditions: Rare Types
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Cerebrovascular Conditions: Animations
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Prognosis for Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Research about Cerebrovascular Conditions
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Clinical Trials for Cerebrovascular Conditions
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cerebrovascular Conditions include:
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Clinical Trials for Cerebrovascular Conditions
Statistics for Cerebrovascular Conditions
Cerebrovascular Conditions: Broader Related Topics
Types of Cerebrovascular Conditions
Cerebrovascular Conditions Message Boards
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