Preferred Label : cortical spreading depression;
MeSH definition : The decrease in neuronal activity (related to a decrease in metabolic demand) extending
from the site of cortical stimulation. It is believed to be responsible for the decrease
in cerebral blood flow that accompanies the aura of MIGRAINE WITH AURA. (Campbell's
Psychiatric Dictionary, 8th ed.);
MeSH synonym : depressions, cortical spreading; spreading depressions, cortical; spreading depression of leao; spreading cortical depressions; cortical spreading depressions; depression, cortical spreading; spreading depression, cortical; leao spreading depression; cortical depression, spreading; cortical depressions, spreading; depression, spreading cortical; depressions, spreading cortical; Spreading Cortical Depression;
Origin ID : D013181;
UMLS CUI : C0038050;
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The decrease in neuronal activity (related to a decrease in metabolic demand) extending
from the site of cortical stimulation. It is believed to be responsible for the decrease
in cerebral blood flow that accompanies the aura of MIGRAINE WITH AURA. (Campbell's
Psychiatric Dictionary, 8th ed.)