cerebral ischemia

Why Ischemic Penumbra Is Important?

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Why Ischemic Penumbra Is Important? The ischemic penumbra was initially defined by Symon, Lassen and colleagues in the 1970s as an area of brain tissue with inadequate blood flow to maintain electric activity of neurons but adequate blood flow to preserve the function of the ion channels. This area of tissue, receiving enough blood to

What Is The Most Commonly Affected Artery For Stroke?

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What Is The Most Commonly Affected Artery For Stroke? Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Infarction The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is the most common artery involved in stroke. It supplies a large area of the lateral surface of the brain and part of the basal ganglia and the internal capsule via four segments (M1, M2, M3,