What is Cerebrovascular disease?
{{Infobox disease | name = Cerebrovascular disease | image = 1471-2415-12-28-1Cerebral angiogram.jpg | alt = | caption = [[Cerebral Angiography|Cerebral angiogram]] of a [[carotid-cavernous fistula]] | pronounce = | field = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|I|60||i|60}}-{{ICD10|I|69||i|69}} | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | MeSH = | GeneReviewsNBK = | GeneReviewsName = }} '''Cerebrovascular disease''', stroke or cerebrovascular accident,<ref>{{Cite web|title = WHO {{!}} Stroke, Cerebrovascular accident|url = http://www.who.int/topics/cerebrovascular_accident/en/|website = www.who.int|access-date = 2015-11-05}}</ref> is a [[vascular disease]] of the [[cerebral circulation]]. [[Arteries]] supplying [[oxygen]] to the brain are [[angiopathy|affected]] which results in one of a number of cerebrovascular diseases. Commonest is a [[stroke]] or [[transient ischemic attack|mini-stroke]] or sometimes [[hemorrhagic stroke]]. Any of these can result in [[vascular dementia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vascular dementia - Causes - NHS Choices|url = http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vascular-dementia/Pages/Causes.aspx|website = www.nhs.uk|access-date = 2015-09-01|archive-date = 2017-08-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170822015230/http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vascular-dementia/Pages/Causes.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref> == Causes == Causes of cerebrovascular disease can be divided into: [[atherosclerosis]], [[embolism]], [[aneurysm]]s, low flow states, and other, rare, causes.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Clinical Review of Surgery {{!}} ABSITE Review|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uS_uAQAAQBAJ|publisher = Lulu.com|page=146|isbn = 9780980210347|first = Surgisphere|last = Corporation}}</ref> Major modifiable risk factors include:<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cerebrovascular disease - NHS Choices - Risks and prevention|url = http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Cerebrovascular-disease/pages/pre