middle cerebral artery infarction
MONDO:0006857Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names middle cerebral artery infarction yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Necrosis occurring in the middle cerebral artery distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each cerebral hemisphere. Clinical signs include impaired cognition; aphasia; agraphia; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006857), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.