cerebral ischemia

Classification

• transient ischemic attack
• ischemic stroke
• reversible ischemic neurologic deficit

Differential diagnosis

• total cerebral hypoperfusion or syncope

Notes

• the difference between transient ischemic attack & reversible ischemic neurologic deficit is unclear
• it is conceivable that neurologic ischemia could occur within the spinal cord or in the peripheral nervous system
• chronic mild cerebral ischemia may play a role in Alzheimer's disease via associations between cerebral blood flow, vascular health, & tau pathology driven in part by beta-amyloid burden

More general terms

• disease/disorder primarily affecting brain
• ischemia

More specific terms

• ischemic prenumbra
• ischemic stroke
• reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (RIND)
• subclavian steal; reversed Robin Hood syndrome
• transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• vertebrobasilar disease