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2. Cerebral atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Cerebral atherosclerosis is a type of atherosclerosis where build-up of plaque in the blood vessels of the brain occurs. Some of the main components of the plaques are connective tissue, extracellular matrix, including collagen, proteoglycans, fibronectin, and elastic fibers; crystalline cholesterol, cholesteryl esters, and phospholipids; cells such as monocyte derived macrophages, T ...

3. Nicergoline - Wikipedia

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   It is used for vascular disorders such as cerebral thrombosis and atherosclerosis, arterial blockages in the limbs, Raynaud's disease, vascular migraines, and retinopathy. Nicergoline has been registered in over fifty countries and has been used for more than three decades for the treatment of cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders of ...

4. List of ICD-9 codes 320–389: diseases of the nervous system ...

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   331.7* Cerebral degeneration in other diseases classified elsewhere; 331.8 Other cerebral degeneration; 331.9 Unspecified; 332 Parkinson's disease. 332.0 Paralysis agitans; 332.1 Secondary Parkinsonism; 333 Other extrapyramidal disease and abnormal movement disorders. 333.0 Other degenerative diseases of the basal ganglia

5. Cerebrovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   Congenital diseases are medical conditions that are present at birth that may be associated with or inherited through genes. [16] Examples of congenital cerebrovascular diseases include arteriovenous malformations, germinal matrix hemorrhage, and CADASIL (cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy). [9]

6. Binswanger's disease - Wikipedia

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   Binswanger's disease is a type of subcortical vascular dementia caused by white matter atrophy to the brain. However, white matter atrophy alone is not sufficient for this disease; evidence of subcortical dementia is also necessary.

7. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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   Antihypertensive agents comprise multiple classes of compounds that are intended to manage hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy aims to maintain a blood pressure goal of <140/90 mmHg in all patients, as well as to prevent the progression or recurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in hypertensive patients with established CVD. [2]

8. Arteriosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Arteriosclerosis, literally meaning "hardening of the arteries", is an umbrella term for a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity [3] of the walls of arteries; [4] this process gradually restricts the blood flow to one's organs and tissues and can lead to severe health risks brought on by atherosclerosis, which is a specific form of ...

9. Carotid artery stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Clinical guidelines (such as those of the American Heart Association (AHA) [28] and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) [29]) recommend that all patients with carotid stenosis be given medications to control their vascular risk factors, usually blood pressure lowering medications (if they have hypertension), diabetes medication ...