What does cerebral arteriosclerosis mean

Cerebral arteriosclerosis patients, usually in some auxiliary examination. For example, brain MRA or CTA or neck vascular color Doppler examination, the report will prompt some arteriosclerosis. It mainly refers to the elasticity of blood vessels reduced, branches reduced, arterial intima thickening, become rough, even arterial stenosis or occlusion. Cerebral arteriosclerosis, formation is a relatively long process, he is stimulated by some risk factors. For example, with the growth of age, under the action of some adverse factors such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, hyperlipidemia and smoking, endothelial cells show damage, intima thickening, and a large number of lipid substances are deposited, thus leading to cerebral arteriosclerosis. This is the basic process of cerebral arteriosclerosis formation.