Cerebrovascular disease

Cerebrovascular disease
Classification and external resources
ICD-10I60.-I69.

Cerebrovascular disease, stroke or cerebrovascular accident,[1] is a vascular disease of the cerebral circulation. Arteries supplying oxygen to the brain are affected which results in one of a number of cerebrovascular diseases. Commonest is a stroke or mini-stroke or sometimes hemorrhagic stroke. Any of these can result in vascular dementia.[2]

  1. "WHO | Stroke, Cerebrovascular accident". www.who.int. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  2. "Vascular dementia - Causes - NHS Choices". www.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

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