"cerebrovascular accident" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
subtypes:
- ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke - the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
- haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
has: cerebral hemorrhage - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

same as: apoplexy, cva, stroke