Stroke
Of attack. May also be referred to as CVA, apoplexy and cerebrovascular accident.
A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
This concept's ID is @1~70925
Bleeding
- hemorrhagic stroke
Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.
- cerebral hemorrhage
Bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
Also contains
- ischemic stroke
The most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to...