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Stroke
A stroke (sometimes called an acute cerebrovascular attack) is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of glucose & oxygen supply) caused by thrombosis or embolism or due to a hemorrhage. As a result,...
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Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis (also known as Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease or ASVD) is the condition in which an artery wall thickens as the result of a build-up of fatty materials such as cholesterol. It is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels, a...
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Embolism
In medicine, an embolism (plural embolisms; from the Greek ἐμβολισμός "insertion") occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli; from the Greek ἔμβολος "clot, lit. ram") migrates from one part of the body (through circulation) and causes a...
Thrombus
A thrombus (Greek θρόμβος), or blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. It is achieved via the aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug, and the activation of the humoral coagulation system (i.e....
Venous thrombosis
A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. (Thrombosis is a specific medical term for a blood clot that remains in the place where it formed.)
Superficial venous thromboses can cause discomfort but generally do not cause serious...
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Cerebral hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage is a cause for some diseases.
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Systemic hypoperfusion
Systemic hypoperfusion is a cause for some diseases.
