CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS
\səɹˌiːbɹəvˈaskjʊlə dɪsˈɔːdəz], \səɹˌiːbɹəvˈaskjʊlə dɪsˈɔːdəz], \s_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_b_ɹ_ə_v_ˈa_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ə d_ɪ_s_ˈɔː_d_ə_z]\
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A broad category of disorders characterized by impairment of blood flow in the arteries and veins which supply the brain. These include CEREBRAL INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; and VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. In common usage, the term cerebrovascular disorders is not limited to conditions that affect the cerebrum, but refers to vascular disorders of the entire brain including the DIENCEPHALON; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.
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