intracerebral
Inside the brain
Intracerebral means within the cerebrum or brain tissue.
The term appears in medical contexts: an intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding inside the brain, distinct from bleeding between the brain and skull.
The tumor was intracerebral rather than on the surface.
Blood loss from injury
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- anticoagulantsClot-preventing medications
- thrombolyticAgent dissolving blood clots
aneurysm · vasculitis · intraventricular · subarachnoid · rupture · clot · hemorrhagic stroke · blood pressure
Medical field treating brain surgically
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- shuntDivert from main course
evacuation · catheter · monitoring · craniectomy · drainage · resection
Organ's external tissue
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- gliaNon-neuronal brain cells
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
dendrite · hippocampus · amygdala · thalamus · frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal
Neoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
cyst · abscess · metastasis · hydrocephalus · edema · glioblastoma · lesion · herniation
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- infarctDead tissue from blocked artery
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
neuroprotection · penumbra · occlusion · embolic · thrombotic · watershed
Neurological language impairment
- hemiparesisOne-sided bodily weakness
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- headacheCranial pain
coma · dysphagia · spasticity · seizure · cognitive impairment · weakness · numbness · vision loss
bleeding
Blood loss from injury
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- anticoagulantsClot-preventing medications
thrombolytic · aneurysm · vasculitis · intraventricular · subarachnoid · rupture · clot · hemorrhagic stroke · blood pressure · warfarin
neurosurgery
Medical field treating brain surgically
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- decompressionReduction of pressure
shunt · evacuation · catheter · monitoring · craniectomy · drainage · resection
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
- gliaNon-neuronal brain cells
axon · dendrite · hippocampus · amygdala · thalamus · frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal · gyrus
glioma
Neoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
tumor · cyst · abscess · metastasis · hydrocephalus · edema · glioblastoma · lesion · herniation · necrosis
ischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- infarctDead tissue from blocked artery
reperfusion · neuroprotection · penumbra · occlusion · embolic · thrombotic · watershed
aphasia
Neurological language impairment
- hemiparesisOne-sided bodily weakness
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
headache · coma · dysphagia · spasticity · seizure · cognitive impairment · weakness · numbness · vision loss · confusion
intracerebralsuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
cortical · subdural · epidural · subarachnoid · surface
intracerebralperipheral
External computer add-on
spinal · extradural · epidural · systemic · subcutaneous
cerebral, cerebrum, cerebellum, cerebrate, cerebellar, cerebrospinal, cerebrally, cerebration, cerebrovascular