Arterial occlusive disease of the extracranial (“outside the skull”) or intracranial cerebral arteries can be classified as follows:
- Asymptomatic stenosis
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA) – symptoms of apoplexy that resolve within 24 hours at the latest [see below TIA].
- Apoplexy (stroke) [see below Apoplexy]
Extracranial cerebral arteries: Arteries between the aortic arch and the base of the skull (supraaortic branches of the aortic arch)Intracranial (” within the cranial cavity”) cerebral arteries: Circulus arteriosus Willisi and outgoing cerebral arteries.
