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MeSH Heading: Intracranial Embolism
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.300.525.400; C14.907.253.566.300; C14.907.355.590.213.300
Unique ID: D020766
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020766
Scope Note: Blocking of a blood vessel in the SKULL by an EMBOLUS which can be a blood clot (THROMBUS) or other undissolved material in the blood stream. Most emboli are of cardiac origin and are associated with HEART DISEASES. Other non-cardiac sources of emboli are usually associated with VASCULAR DISEASES.
Entry Term(s): Brain Emboli; Brain Embolism; Cerebral Emboli; Cerebral Embolism; Embolism, Brain; Embolism, Intracranial
NLM Classification #: WL 355
Previous Indexing: Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis (1965-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; for CEREBRAL EMBOLISM see CEREBRAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS 1991-1999
History Note: 2000; for CEREBRAL EMBOLISM use INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS 1991-1999
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/08

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)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Intracranial Embolism MeSH Descriptor Data 2025