- compression, or vasoconstriction. The
resulting lesion is
referred to as an
infarct (from the
Latin infarctus, "stuffed into").
Infarction occurs as a result...
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Hemorrhagic infarcts are
infarcts commonly caused by
occlusion of veins, with red
blood cells entering the area of the
infarct, or an
artery occlusion...
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reversible ischemia that
progresses to
become a full-thickness
transmural infarct. The
initial "wave" of
infarction can take
place over 3–4 hours. These...
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anterior circulation infarct (TACI),
partial anterior circulation infarct (PACI),
lacunar infarct (LACI) or
posterior circulation infarct (POCI).
These four...
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Subtypes of
vascular dementia include subcortical vascular dementia, multi-
infarct dementia, stroke-related dementia, and
mixed dementia.
Subcortical vascular...
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Lacunar stroke or
lacunar cerebral infarct (LACI) is the most
common type of
ischemic stroke,
resulting from the
occlusion of
small penetrating arteries...
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Posterior circulation infarct (POCI) is a type of
cerebral infarction affecting the
posterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.
Posterior circulation...
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Small placental infarcts,
especially at the edge of the
placental disc, are
considered to be
normal at term.
Large placental infarcts are ****ociated with...
- A Zahn
infarct is a pseudo-infarction of the liver,
consisting of an area of
congestion with
parenchymal atrophy but no necrosis, and
usually due to obstruction...
- of
blood loss. Chapman, J; Bhimji, SS (2018), "article-29380",
Splenic Infarcts,
Treasure Island (FL):
StatPearls Publishing, PMID 28613652, retrieved...
