TOAST I Large-artery Atherosclerosis
大動脈(large arteries)因為粥狀硬化(atherosclerosis)而逐漸狹窄乃至阻塞
(progressive narrowing to complete arterial occlusion)
與brain相關的large arteries:
Large arteries,就是aorta 往上流的動脈 (supra-aortic large arteries),包含
顱內主要動脈: Intracranial main arteries , 即 MCA,ACA,PCA, PICA, basilar artery, SCA, AICA, PICA.
顱外動脈: Extracranial arteries, 即 CCA, ICA, vertebral arteries, bilateral subclavian arteries.
其引起ischemic infarction的機轉(mechanisms)包含 :
Mechanism 1: progressive narrowing to complete arterial occlusion (symptoms vary depending on the quality of collateral circulation. (from hemodynamic border zone infarctions, to no any infarction)
Mechanism 2: thromboembolism
Mechanism 3: combination of both mechanisms
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