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cerebrovascular accident

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cerebrovascular accident

Another term for a stroke.


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This patient's medical history included transient ischemic attacks, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and a previous left cerebrovascular accident (CVA)--a thalamic infarct--that was noted in the most recent radiology report.
Eight months earlier, computed tomography (CT) had been obtained at another institution following a cerebrovascular accident.
In June, 2000, an 89-year-old man (patient A) with a history of cerebrovascular accident underwent ileal resection for ischemic bowel disease, and primary MRSA bacteremia developed during the hospitalization.
 
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