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A clot in a cerebral artery resulting in stroke. The formation or presence of blood clots in an artery inside the brain, which may cause a stroke by cutting off the blood supply to part of the brain. A clot or thrombus that forms in and blocks an artery in the brain. When the clot…

The fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, cerebrospinal.  

A cerebral artery that has become diseased, weakened and bursts, depriving the brain cells of sufficient oxygen. Flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain; causes include high blood pressure, head injuries, and aneurysm. Symptoms, which depend on the site of the bleeding and the type of blood vessels involved, may include…

Two structures that comprise the major part of the forebrain and serves as the main coordinating center of the nervous system. One of the two paired halves of the cerebrum. Consist of the neocortex and the white matter beneath it, the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus; the two hemispheres are connected by the…

A hemorrhage into the substance of the cerebrum.  

The concept that one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex controls the person’s behavior and thus dominates the other hemisphere.  

A bruising of neural tissue marked by swelling and hemorrhage and resulting in coma may permanently impair intellectual functioning. Damage to the surface of the brain and its underlying tissues from an acute head injury, such as that sustained in a fall. This results in a bruise on the brain as opposed to a concussion,…

A chronic disease impairing intellectual and emotional life, caused by a reduction in the brain’s blood supply through a buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries.  

A tube that conducts cerebrospinal fluid from the third to the fourth ventricle. A canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles in the brain. A canal in the midbrain that contains cerebrospinal fluid and connects the third and fourth ventricles. The narrow channel, containing cerebrospinal fluid, that connects the third and fourth ventricles of the…

The highly nutritious portion of the cereal grain.