Atherosclerotic Lesions and Mechanisms of Cerebral Ischaemia
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- pathophysiology
- Published by S. Karger AG in European Neurology
- Vol. 17 (1) , 27-30
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000114984
Abstract
Main causes of cerebral infarction and focal transient cerebral attacks (TIAs) were evaluated. We distinguish between primary thrombosis, secondary thrombosis, and atherosclerotic embolism (platelet emboli-mixed emboli-atheromatous emboli). As to the haemodynamic significance of atherosclerotic lesions, the stenoses must be very tight, i.e., suppress 80–90% of the arterial lumen, for blood flow to be reduced. In clinical trials such a situation is not common and we rarely have found out that a stenosis has caused an infarct or focal TIA by reducing blood flow.Keywords
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