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ISCHEMIC STROKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
Synonyms:
ischaemic stroke; ischemic stroke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ischemic stroke" is a kind of...):
apoplexy; cerebrovascular accident; CVA; stroke (a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain)
ischaemia; ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
Context examples:
Mutations of this gene predispose patients to a variety of diffuse and diverse vascular diseases, including premature onset coronary artery disease, premature ischemic strokes, familial aortic aneurysm thoracic type 6, Moyamoya disease type 5 and multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome.
(ACTA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Hyperglycemia, or high levels of glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is associated with worse outcomes compared to normal blood sugar levels.
(Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke, National Institutes of Health)
Now, a team of scientists has identified a potential drug that could grant the same resilience to the brains of ischemic stroke patients by mimicking the cellular changes that protect the brains of those animals.
(Hibernating ground squirrels provide clues to new stroke treatments, National Institutes of Health)
Stroke experts have debated whether intensive glucose management after acute ischemic stroke leads to better outcomes but a new study in JAMA finds that aggressive methods are not better than standard approaches.
(Researchers get a handle on how to control blood sugar after stroke, National Institutes of Health)
