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SUBMITTER: Walcott BP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3982096 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Walcott Brian P BP Peterson Randall T RT
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20140212 4
Perturbations in cerebral blood flow and abnormalities in blood vessel structure are the hallmarks of cerebrovascular disease. While there are many genetic and environmental factors that affect these entities through a heterogeneous group of disease processes, the ultimate final pathologic insult in humans is defined as a stroke, or damage to brain parenchyma. In the case of ischemic stroke, blood fails to reach its target destination whereas in hemorrhagic stroke, extravasation of blood occurs ...[more]