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Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

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A possible complication of haemorrhagic stroke, could lead to pressure atrophy (6).
Supporting cells in the brain that contribute to healing and gliosis following a stroke (10).
An ischaemic stroke only affecting small arteries that supply the deepest brain layers (7).
Immune cells in the brain that contribute to inflammation and healing following a stroke (9).
Following a stroke, remaining neurons will attempt to form new connections/synapses, a process termed...? (15).
Posterior arteries (external to brain) that supply the brain with blood (9).
Most thrombo-emboli originate in this organ (5).
A possible complication of haemorrhagic stroke, could lead to rapid stenosis of nearby blood vessels (9).
Supporting cells in the brain that contribute to healing following a stroke and re-myelination in Multiple Sclerosis (10).
Type of circulation provided by the Circle of Willis (10).
A possible complication of haemorrhagic stroke, further rupture of a healed blood vessel (7).
A significant risk factor for haemorrhagic strokes (12).
These arteries connect the anterior and posterior blood supplies to complete the Circle of Willis (13).
This tissue is among the most-highly-susceptible to stroke, due to a very small end-artery (6).
Vertebral arteries join to form this artery (7).
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Branches of this cerebral artery are common sites of ischaemic strokes (6).
A significant risk factor for the development of ischaemic strokes, often occurs in carotid arteries (14).
________ Ischaemic Attacks cause stroke-like symptoms but no neuronal death (9).
Another word for "branch-points"; a common site of aneurysm formation in the Circle of Willis (12).
The region of the brain primarily affected by strokes (7).
Colloquial term for areas of the brain that are affected by watershed strokes (6,5).
This type of stroke can affect any part of the brain, but will not show any symptoms (6).
Most commonly, ischaemic stroke is caused by a ________ forming on top of an ulcerated plaque in a stenosed carotid artery (8.
A possible complication of haemorrhagic stroke, the process by which platelets aggregate into "clumps" (14).
A type of stroke that may result from rapid blood loss (9).
Anterior arteries (external to brain) that supply the brain with blood (7).
Rupture of this type of aneurysm is a common cause of sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (5).
The name for the area of brain peripheral to, but affected by, infarction following an ischaemic stroke (8).
Aneurysms inside the brain, usually caused by hypertension, that may rupture to cause intra-cerebral haemorrhage (5).