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brain infarction

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005394

Tissue necrosis in any area of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by hypoxia and hypoglycemia in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis. [ MESH:D020520 ]

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database cross reference
  • MESH:D020520 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:0004277 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:C0751955 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • DOID:3454 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
definition

Tissue necrosis in any area of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by hypoxia and hypoglycemia in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3454, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D020520, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0751955

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MONDO:0005394

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