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Descriptor English:   Vasospasm, Intracranial 
Descriptor Spanish:   Vasoespasmo Intracraneal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vasospasmo Intracraniano 
Synonyms English:   Angiospasm, Intracranial
Cerebral Vasospasm
Intracranial Vasospasm  
Tree Number:   C10.228.140.300.900
C14.907.253.951
Definition English:   Constriction of arteries in the SKULL due to sudden, sharp, and often persistent smooth muscle contraction in blood vessels. Intracranial vasospasm results in reduced vessel lumen caliber, restricted blood flow to the brain, and BRAIN ISCHEMIA that may lead to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN). 
History Note English:   2000; for CEREBRAL VASOSPASM use CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, TRANSIENT 1966-1999 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   34270 
Unique Identifier:   D020301 

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