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Cerebrovascular Trauma

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Definition: Penetrating and nonpenetrating traumatic injuries to an extracranial or intracranial blood vessel that supplies the brain. This includes the CAROTID ARTERIES; VERTEBRAL ARTERIES; MENINGEAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; veins, and venous sinuses.  general or unspecified only: prefer specific vessel/inj   
Examples Carotid Artery Injuries; Vertebral Artery Dissection 		Other names Vascular Traumas, Brain; Vascular Brain Injury; Vascular Brain Injuries; Trauma, Cerebrovascular; Trauma, Brain Vascular; Injury, Vascular Brain; Injury, Brain Vascular; Brain Vascular Trauma; Brain Vascular Injury; Vascular Trauma, Brain; Injury, Vascular, Brain; Brain Injury, Vascular; Vascular Injury, Brain

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