Insult (medical)

Short description: Cause of physical or mental injury

In medical terms, an insult is the cause of some kind of physical or mental injury. For example, a burn on the skin (the injury) may be the result of a thermal, chemical, radioactive, or electrical event (the insult).[1] Likewise sepsis and trauma are examples of foreign insults,[2] and encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors are examples of insults to the brain.[3] Clinicians may use the term cerebrovascular insult (CVI) as a synonym for a stroke.[4][5]

Insults may be categorized as either genetic or environmental.[6]

## References

1. ↑ Nath, Judi L. (2006). Using Medical Terminology: A Practical Approach. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 169. ISBN 9780781748681. https://books.google.com/books?id=UEvTZg_5FBIC&dq=medical term insult&pg=PA169.
2. ↑ Ronco, Claudio; Bellomo, Rinaldo; Kellum, John A. (2008). Critical Care Nephrology: Expert Consult - Online and Print. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 10. ISBN 9781416042525. https://books.google.com/books?id=XkKn96HThzEC&dq=medical term insult&pg=PA10.
3. ↑ Shelton; Hunt (2008). "9. Anxiety disorders". in Fatemi, S. Hossein; Clayton, Paula J.. The Medical Basis of Psychiatry. Springer. p. 152. ISBN 9781597452526. https://books.google.com/books?id=RJOy1vy2RKQC&dq=medical term insult&pg=PA152.
4. ↑ Puenta, Antonio N.; Miller, L. Stephen (2013). "Secondary Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Stroke". Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance. National Academy of Neuropsychology: Series on Evidence-Based Practices. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 342. ISBN 9780199838615. https://books.google.com/books?id=Lit1VuCakTYC. Retrieved 20 June 2023. "Worldwide, cerebrovascular insult (CVI, or stroke) is a frequent cause of death and disability [...]."
5. ↑ Muresian, Horia (26 July 2016). "Stroke Subtypes". Arterial Revascularization of the Head and Neck: Text Atlas for Prevention and Management of Stroke. Switzerland: Springer. p. 66. ISBN 9783319341934. https://books.google.com/books?id=QE-_DAAAQBAJ. Retrieved 20 June 2023. "Stroke (cerebrovascular accident, cerebrovascular insult, or brain attack) denotes the clinical pathological condition characterized by cell death induced by altered blood supply to the brain."
6. ↑ Sadler, Thomas W.; Langman, Jan (2005). Langman's Essential Medical Embryology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 2. ISBN 9780781755719. https://books.google.com/books?id=rinkHXkttaQC&dq=medical insult&pg=PA2.

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