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What Is Chronic Infarct (left) MCA ?
may i know what is chronic infarct (left) middle cerebral arterey territory?
Tue, 31 May 2011
hi...
infarct means cell death due to lack of oxygen supply..or lack of blood supply to the brain..in the brain there are major 3 division of the blood supply to the brain..
one of that is middle cerebral artery. (MCA)
MCA teritory supply the frontal lobe maily...
there will be paralysis of one side of the body, there may be the prob with the speech also..
balance will be lost...
infarct means cell death due to lack of oxygen supply..or lack of blood supply to the brain..in the brain there are major 3 division of the blood supply to the brain..
one of that is middle cerebral artery. (MCA)
MCA teritory supply the frontal lobe maily...
there will be paralysis of one side of the body, there may be the prob with the speech also..
balance will be lost...
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