Preferred Label : infarction, middle cerebral artery;
MeSH definition : NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings
blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include
impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally
or bilaterally depending on the infarction.;
MeSH synonym : cerebral infarction, middle cerebral artery; middle cerebral artery circulation infarction; stroke, middle cerebral artery; mca infarction; middle cerebral artery stroke; middle cerebral artery infarction; MCA Infarct; Infarct, MCA; Infarcts, MCA; MCA Infarcts;
MeSH hyponym : left middle cerebral artery infarction; right middle cerebral artery infarction; thrombotic infarction, middle cerebral artery; embolic infarction, middle cerebral artery; Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction; Middle Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction;
Related MeSH term : middle cerebral artery thrombosis; middle cerebral artery syndrome; middle cerebral artery occlusion; middle cerebral artery embolus; Embolus, Middle Cerebral Artery; Occlusion, Middle Cerebral Artery; Thrombosis, Middle Cerebral Artery;
Origin ID : D020244;
UMLS CUI : C0740392;
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NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings
blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include
impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally
or bilaterally depending on the infarction.