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Cerebral infarction

A cerebral infarction is an area of necrotic tissue in the brain resulting from a blockage or narrowing in the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the brain. The restricted oxygen due to the restricted blood supply causes an ischemic stroke that can result in an infarction if the blood flow is not restored within a relatively short period of time. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Avascular zone near the brain surface
Demyelinating disease
Hypodense supratentorial lesion
Increased intracranial pressure
Intracranial arteriovenous shunting
May Be Caused by
Acute hypotension
Alcohol abuse
Allergic reaction
Amyloid angiopathy
Aneurysm
Anxiety
Arrhythmia
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriovenous malformation
Atherosclerosis
Atrial fibrillation
Bleeding tendency
Carbon monoxide intoxication
Drug
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Heart failure
Hemophilia
Heredity
HIV infection
Hypertension
Ischemic heart disease
Left atrial myxoma
Myocardial infarction
Near-drowning
Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Obesity
Oral contraceptive
Primary central respiratory failure
Ruptured aneurysm
Smoking
Valvular heart disease
Venous thrombosis

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