Cerebral Infarction: Ischemic Stroke Protocols, Thrombolysis & Mechanical Thrombectomy
Clinical Definition Cerebral infarction, clinically termed ischemic stroke, is defined as an episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal infarction. It is characterized by the irreversible necrosis of brain tissue resulting from a critical reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF) due to arterial occlusion (thrombosis or embolism). Diagnosis requires objective evidence…