| dementia, multi-infarct | Organic mental disorder caused by repetitive multiple cerebral infarcts which act cumulatively to produce dementia. Vascular disease is always presumed to be present. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| infarct | An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thrombotic infarct | An infarct caused by a thrombus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolic infarct | An infarct caused by an embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uric acid infarct | <nephrology, paediatrics> Precipitates of uric acid distending renal collecting tubules in the newborn; since there is no necrosis, the term infarct is a misnomer. (20 Jun 2000) |