Stroke

GLOSSARY

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Glossary

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 Below are the words in the glossary.  I am working on making each of them a 'hot' link.

 

The word list was compiled from other sites, then idependently researched on the internet.  Whatever was found upon investigation, the definitions were written in easy-to-understand english.  The list is subject to addition and some definitions may be expanded or rewritten.

 

Acute

Acute Stroke

Agnosia

Aneurysm

Angiography

Angiogram

Anoxia

Anticoagulants

Antiplatelet agent

Antithrombotics

Aphasia

Apoplexy

Apoptosis

Apraxia

Arteriography

Atherosclerosis

Atrial Fibrillation

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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Carotid Angioplasty

Carotid Artery

Carotid Endarterectomy

Central Stroke Pain (central pain syndrome)

Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Cerebrovascular Disease

Cholesterol

Circle of Willis

 “Clipping”

Computed Tomography (CT) Scan

Coumadin

Detachable Coil

Duplex Doppler Ultrasound

Dysarthria

Dysphagia

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Edema

Embolic Stroke

Embolus

Endothelial Wall

Excitatory Amino Acids

Extracranial/Intracranial (EC/IC) Bypass

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

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Glia

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Hemiparesis

Hemiplegia

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Heparin

High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

Hypertension

Hypoxia

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Incidence

Infarct

Infarction

INR (International Normalized Rate)

International Normalized Rate (INR)

Intracerebral Stroke

Ischemia

Ischemic Cascade

Ischemic Penumbra

Ischemic Stroke

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Lacunar Infarction

Large Vessel Disease

Leukocytes

Lipoprotein

Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL)

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Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Necrosis

Neuron

Neuroprotective Agents

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Plaque

Plasticity

Platelets

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Small Vessel Disease

Stenosis

Stroke

Stroke Belt

Stroke Buckle

Subarachnoid Hemorhage

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Thrombolytics

Thrombosis

Thrombotic Stroke

Total Serum Cholesterol

Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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Vasodilators

Vasospasm

Vertebral Artery

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Warfarin