Cortical Spreading Depression
"Cortical Spreading Depression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The decrease in neuronal activity (related to a decrease in metabolic demand) extending from the site of cortical stimulation. It is believed to be responsible for the decrease in cerebral blood flow that accompanies the aura of MIGRAINE WITH AURA. (Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary, 8th ed.)
| Descriptor ID |
D013181
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.561.200.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Cortical Spreading Depression- Cortical Spreading Depression
- Cortical Spreading Depressions
- Depression, Cortical Spreading
- Depressions, Cortical Spreading
- Spreading Depression, Cortical
- Spreading Depressions, Cortical
- Spreading Depression of Leao
- Leao Spreading Depression
- Cortical Depression, Spreading
- Cortical Depressions, Spreading
- Depression, Spreading Cortical
- Depressions, Spreading Cortical
- Spreading Cortical Depressions
- Spreading Cortical Depression
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