ischemic stroke
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- noun
- /ɪsˈkiːmɪk stroʊk/
- Specialized
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accidente cerebrovascular isquémico
- The doctor explained that an ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of oxygen to the brain.
- acute ischemic stroke
- minor ischemic stroke
- risk of ischemic stroke
The arterial side is what generally causes a stroke, an ischemic stroke.
- The arterial side is what generally causes a stroke, an ischemic stroke.
Examples
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No significant superiority of warfarin over aspirin has been demonstrated in patients after the first ischemic stroke.
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Patients who experience an ischemic stroke may notice sudden weakness on one side of their body.
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However, other causes of ischemic stroke at this age could not be excluded.
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It was an ischemic stroke.
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Moreover, higher fruit and vegetable intake is found to have a lower risk for ischemic stroke.
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The proportion of patients with acute ischemic stroke that are eligible for IAT is unclear.
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In highly trained and efficient stroke centers, 15% to 20% of patients admitted with ischemic stroke are treated with IV t-PA.
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Although these abnormalities are considered clinically benign entities, they have been independently associated with ischemic stroke.
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Tissue plasminogen activator was found to be cost-effective when used within 6 hours of ischemic stroke and when compared to streptokinase.
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Each 1-serving increase in fruit or vegetable intake may lower the risk of ischemic stroke by 6% (Joshipura et al., 1999).
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Synonyms
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3.7
A sudden loss of movement, speech, or thinking when blood stops flowing to part of the brain
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5.8
A sudden event when blood flow to the brain stops and parts of the brain stop working, called a stroke
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6.7
A blood clot in a blood vessel in the brain that blocks blood flow and can cause a stroke
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.6
A sudden bleed inside the brain that damages nearby brain cells
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'ischemic' (pertaining to lack of blood supply) directly modifies 'stroke' (interruption of blood flow to the brain), so the combined meaning — a stroke caused by blocked or reduced blood supply — is compositionally derived from the parts. This follows ordinary adjective+noun logic (and similar medical compounds cross-linguistically), so a learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Ischemic stroke comes from two simple images: ischemic means blood is 'held back' or blocked, and stroke is like a sudden 'hit'. Imagine blood being stopped in part of the brain and that part getting a sudden hit. That's why ischemic stroke means a sudden brain problem caused by a blocked blood vessel.