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Chapter 6 - Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)»Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (G40-G47)»Middle cerebral artery syndrome (G46.0)

G46.0

Middle cerebral artery syndrome

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery17 drugs (9 approved, 8 experimental)

NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; APHASIA; AGRAPHIA; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.