Ischemic Stroke

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** An acute episode of focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal dysfunction caused by infarction of brain tissue.

**Synonyms:** - Acute ischemic stroke - Arterial Ischemic Stroke - ISCHEMIC STROKE - Ischemia Stroke - Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident - Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident - Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident - Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident - Ischemic stroke