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What is another term for stroke or stroke syndrome?
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the medical term for stroke.
What is an acute stroke?
An acute stroke refers to the sudden neurologic deficit of presumed vascular origin. The acute stroke is a clinical syndrome rather than a single disease.
What does the acronym MELAS stand for?
Mitochondrial myopathy-encephalopathy-lactic acidosis-stroke syndrome.
What is Wallenberg syndrome?
Wallenberg syndrome is a type of brain stem stroke manifested by imbalance, vertigo, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of voice, and sensory disturbance.
Which disease can make the affected body part paralyzed?
Stroke, polio, Guillain-Barré syndrome.
What causes Gerstmann syndrome?
In adults, Gerstmann syndrome may be acquired when bleeding into the brain during a stroke or after a traumatic head injury occurs in an area of the left parietal lobe called the angular gyrus.
What types of Gerstmann syndrome are there?
Two types of Gerstmann syndrome have been identified: an acquired form that occurs in adults who have suffered brain injury through stroke or trauma, and a developmental form that has been noted in children.
What is the medical meaning of antiphospholipid syndrome?
Antiphospholipid syndrome is a type of autoimmune disease. It causes clots to form much more easily. This leads to deep vein thrombosis, stroke and clots in organs like the lungs or kidneys.
What exactly is metabolic syndrome and how is it related to heart health?
Metabolic syndrome is a health disorder that leads to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Its main cause is due to obesity, which stems from poor diet and exercise activity.
What can cause locked-in syndrome?
Locked-in syndrome can occur after severe, catastrophic brain injuries due to massive stroke , traumatic head injury, or ruptured aneurysm. Diseases that destroy the myelin sheath around nerves and the toxic effects of medication overdose
What is Top-of-the-basilar syndrome?
A particular manifestation of stroke associated with with up or down gaze preference, Parinaud Syndrome, 3rd and 4th nerve palsies, nystgmas and other symptoms, in general confined to the opthalmic system (Although not exclusively.) It results from an embolus to the basilar artery.
What can occur in conjunction with central pain syndrome?
Central pain syndrome can occur in conjunction with a number of conditions involving the brain or spinal cord, including stroke ; traumatic injury to, or tumors involving, the brain or spinal cord; Parkinson's disease ; multiple sclerosis ; or epilepsy.
