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brain infarction

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (48)
Tbio

18

Tchem

17

Tclin

13


Mondo Description Tissue necrosis in any area of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Brain infarction is the result of a cascade of events initiated by inadequate blood flow through the brain that is followed by hypoxia and hypoglycemia in brain tissue. Damage may be temporary, permanent, selective or pan-necrosis.
Disease Ontology Description A cerebrovascular disease that is characterized by tissue necrosis located_in the brain, resulting from inadequate blood flow through the brain.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005394:  brain infarction
EFO:0004277: 
MESH:D020520: 
UMLS:C0751955: