MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Stroke
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.300.775; C14.907.253.855
Unique ID: D020521
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020521
Annotation: note entry term APOPLEXY: PITUITARY APOPLEXY is also available
Scope Note: A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)
Entry Term(s): Apoplexy; CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident); Cerebral Stroke; Cerebrovascular Accident; Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute; Cerebrovascular Apoplexy; Cerebrovascular Stroke; Stroke, Acute; Vascular Accident, Brain
NLM Classification #: WL 356
Previous Indexing: Cerebrovascular Disorders (1964-1999); Intracranial Arteriosclerosis (1965-1999); Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis (1965-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT 2000-2007; see CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY see CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999
History Note: 2008 (2000); use CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY use CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999
Entry Combination: rehabilitation:Stroke Rehabilitation
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/04
Revision Date: 2016/06/13

Entry Combination: rehabilitation:Stroke Rehabilitation
Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
    - Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]

Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
  - Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]

Stroke Preferred

Concept UI: M0328070
Scope Note: A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)
Terms: Stroke Preferred Term
Term UI T007470
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cerebrovascular Accident
Term UI T358070
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Cerebral Stroke
Term UI T367058
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Cerebrovascular Apoplexy
Term UI T367061
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Vascular Accident, Brain
Term UI T367062
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Cerebrovascular Stroke
Term UI T367063
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Apoplexy
Term UI T007469
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
Term UI T367064
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Stroke, Acute Narrower

Stroke MeSH Descriptor Data 2025