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Ischaemic stroke
Ischaemic stroke A stroke caused by a cerebral infarct, classified by arterial distribution: total anterior circulation infarct (TACI), partial anterior circulation infarct (PACI), posterior circulation infarct (POCI) and lacunar infarct (LACI).
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Stroke
A stroke, or a Cerebrovascular Accident, occurs when blood vessels that deliver oxygen to the brain, either rupture or become clogged, causing brain/nerve cells to die. Results are usually devastating as nerve/brain cells are not replaced. Usually characterized by a slurring of words, weakness on one side of the body, and a drooping facial expression on one side of the face.
Cerebral
Referring to the cerebrum.
Infarct
A localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by the occlusion of the blood vessels - either arterial supply or venous drainage.
Anterior
The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the sternum).
Circulation
The flow of blood through the body. Includes the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries.
Posterior
At or toward the back.
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Ischaemia
Reduction of blood supply - to brain, heart or other cells.
Ischemia
Decreased flow of oxygenated blood to an organ due to obstruction in an artery.
Ischemic colitis
Decreased blood flow to the colon, which causes fever, pain, and bloody diarrhea.
Ischemic heart disease
Coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries and decreased blood flow to the heart.
Ischemic Ulcers
Non-healing ulcers on feet or hands, usually quite painful. Often blood flow needs to be increased before the ulcer will heal.
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Intracerebral haemorrhage
Haemorrhage within the brain.
Intrarater reliability
The property of yielding equivalent results when used by the same rater on different occasions.
Investigational product
A pharmaceutical form of an active ingredient or placebo being tested or used as a reference in a clinical trial, including a product when used or assembled (formulated or packaged) in a way different from the approved form, or when used for an unapproved indication, or when used to gain further information about an approved use.
Investigator
A person responsible for the conduct of the clinical trial at a trial site. If a trial is conducted by a team of individuals at a trial site, the Investigator is the responsible leader of the team and may be called the Principal Investigator.
Ischaemia
Reduction of blood supply - to brain, heart or other cells.
Ischaemic stroke
Imaging tests
Takes pictures of the lungs and can detect problems such as a mass, an infection, air in the pleural space. Visual imaging tests include; chest x-rays, CTs (computed tomography).
Immunohistochemical staining
A laboratory process of detecting an organism in tissues with antibodies. These antibodies are labeled with a compound that is seen as a colored deposit when viewed microscopically. In general, mesotheliomas require immunohistochemical confirmation before legal measures are initiated.
Intrapleurally
Inserting chemotherapy drugs directly into the chest cavity.
Intraperitoneally
Inserting chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdominal cavity. Intraoperative photodynamic therapy is a new treatment that uses special drugs and light to kill cancer cells. Its use in the early states of mesothelioma in the chest is being studied. Judgement - an official court order deciding the rights or claims of the parties in a legal proceeding.
Invasive cancer
Cancer that has spread beyond the area where it first developed to involve other tissues.
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