cerebral arteriosclerosis


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cerebral arteriosclerosis

[sə′rē·brəl är‚tir·ē·ō·sklə′rō·səs]
(medicine)
Hardening of the arteries of the brain, sometimes resulting in an organic mental disorder that may be primarily neurologic, primarily psychologic, or a combination of both. Also known as multiple infarct dementia.
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A third group believed that Lenin had sustained surgical damage during the operation while yet others thought he may have been suffering from cerebral arteriosclerosis inherited from his father.
THE ELUSIVE LENIN

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