Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
Synonyms
Arterioscleroses, Cerebral
Arterioscleroses, Intracranial
Arteriosclerosis, Cerebral
Arteriosclerosis, Intracranial
Atheroscleroses, Cerebral
Atheroscleroses, Intracranial
Atherosclerosis, Cerebral
Atherosclerosis, Intracranial
Cerebral Arterioscleroses
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Cerebral Atheroscleroses
Cerebral Atherosclerosis
Intracranial Arterioscleroses
Intracranial Atheroscleroses
Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.