"Intracranial Arteriosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D002537
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.510.800 C14.907.137.126.372 C14.907.253.560.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis- Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
- Arterioscleroses, Intracranial
- Arteriosclerosis, Intracranial
- Intracranial Arterioscleroses
Intracranial Atherosclerosis- Intracranial Atherosclerosis
- Atheroscleroses, Intracranial
- Atherosclerosis, Intracranial
- Intracranial Atheroscleroses
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis- Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
- Arterioscleroses, Cerebral
- Arteriosclerosis, Cerebral
- Cerebral Arterioscleroses
Cerebral Atherosclerosis- Cerebral Atherosclerosis
- Atheroscleroses, Cerebral
- Atherosclerosis, Cerebral
- Cerebral Atheroscleroses
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