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Web-Vet Neurology Specialists
Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease refers to any abnormality of the brain caused by a pathologic process compromising blood supply. Pathologic processes that may result in cerebrovascular disease include occlusion of the lumen by a thrombus or embolus, rupture of a blood vessel wall, a lesion or altered permeability of the vessel wall, and increased viscosity or other changes in the quality of the blood. Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the most common clinical presentation of cerebrovascular disease and is defined as a sudden onset of nonprogressive focal brain signs secondary to cerebrovascular disease.
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