Cerebral infarct

What it means

A necrotic lesion in the cerebrum resulting from a sudden insufficiency of arterial or venous blood supply due to emboli, thrombi or mechanical factors.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category