What is Cerebral infarction?
[[File:Infarction.svg|thumb|right|200px|[[CT scan]] slice of the brain showing a right-[[brain hemisphere|hemispheric]] cerebral infarct (left side of image).]] A '''cerebral infarction''' is an area of [[necrosis|necrotic]] tissue in the [[human brain|brain]] caused from a [[Brain ischemia|blockage or narrowing]] in the [[cerebral circulation|arteries]] supplying blood and oxygen to the brain. The [[cerebral hypoxia|lack of oxygen]] due to the low blood supply causes an [[Stroke|ischemic stroke]] that can result in an infarction if the blood flow is not restored within a relatively short period of time. The blockage can be due to a [[thrombus]], an [[embolus]] or an [[atheromatous]] [[stenosis]] of one or more [[artery|arteries]].<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Ropper, Allan H. |author2=Adams, Raymond Delacy |author3=Brown, Robert F. |author4=Victor, Maurice | title=Adams and Victor's principles of neurology |url=https://archive.org/details/adamsvictorsprin00ropp_284 | date=2005 | publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division | location=New York | isbn=0-07-141620-X | pages=[https://archive.org/details/adamsvictorsprin00ropp_284/page/n697 686]–704}}</ref> Which arteries are problematic will determine which areas of the brain are affected (infarcted). These varying infarcts will produce different symptoms and outcomes. About one third will prove fatal. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Diseases and disorders of the cardiovascular system]] [[Category:Stroke]] {{med-stub}}